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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 old is Hazel?

2. What does Brenda realize after her first fight with Neil?

3. Why did the man in #3 marry Ellie and not Flora?

4. The family in #25 opened what type of shop?

5. What does the narrator reflect on regarding her own mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What was the relationship between the narrator's mother, and Flora after the narrator's mother moved away to marry and start a family?

3. Who is Miss Dobie and what is her housekeeper, Judy's, reaction at seeing that Antoinette has driven Hazel instead of Dudley?

4. Why is the affair with Neil so important to Brenda?

5. 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?

6. What are some of the possible lies in the story?

7. Why had Robert married Ellie instead of Flora, and how did Ellie's health deteriorate?

8. What is the premise of "Five Points"?

9. What are Brenda's conflicting feelings about the fight with Neil?

10. How does the story of Janette serve as a metaphor for the struggles Judy and Antoinette experience regarding Dudley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses several instances of foreshadowing in the stories. Explain what foreshadowing is, and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an instance of foreshadowing.

Essay Topic 3

What is the overall setting for the stories in the book? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Munro choose to use these places in the stories?

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