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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Murray meet his wife?
2. What does Robert do when Ellie dies?
3. Who drives Hazel to Jack's aunt's house?
4. How does the narrator know Flora Grieves?
5. To whom had Flora once been engaged?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why would Murray have secretly wanted Barbara to have had an affair?
2. What does Brenda realize about her relationship with Neil after their first fight regarding the sweet shop girl?
3. How did Flora try to mend the relationship with the narrator's mother, and what does the narrator think about how well she knew her own mother?
4. How did the generation gap separate the narrator and her mother and what conclusion does she come to regarding how well she knew her own mother?
5. Who was Victor and how did he come into Murray and Barbara's life?
6. How does the episode with the woman's body in front of Almeda's house change Jarvis' perspective of Almeda?
7. In what way does Almeda realize that she has been approaching life all wrong, and how does she see violence symbolized in her life?
8. Why has Hazel decided to travel to a town in Scotland and who does she meet right away when she arrives?
9. Why is the affair with Neil so important to Brenda?
10. Who are Murray and Barbara, how did they meet and what type of business do they operate now?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the book's title? What are some other possible titles for the book. List at least five and cite your reasons for each.
Essay Topic 2
Who are two of Munro's characters in this book who appeal to you the most? What is it about these characters that you like? What are their weaknesses? How about redeeming qualities? Are Munro's characters believable in your opinion. Explain and use examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
The frustration of unfulfilled affection touches several characters in the stories. Name at least two characters who experience unfulfilled love and the situations that occur as a result.
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