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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the undesirable part of town called?
(a) Skid Row.
(b) Pearl Street swamp.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Finneytown.

2. To what physical event can Almeda's mental breakthrough be compared?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Bronchitis.
(c) Menstruation.
(d) Migraine.

3. What literary technique does the author use to compare the flow of Almeda's emotional pain to a river?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Metaphor.

4. Almeda's house is on the corner of Pearl and ___________ Streets.
(a) Delaney.
(b) Dufferin.
(c) Dinsmore.
(d) Dunnedin.

5. Which of the following does Jarvis not do at Almeda's house this morning?
(a) Knock on the door.
(b) Come onto the porch.
(c) Retreat without knocking.
(d) Retrieve a note.

Short Answer Questions

1. Almeda can smell soap and ______________ scents on Jarvis' jacket.

2. In what year do the events of Section 2 occur?

3. Which of the following does Almeda not have any skill for?

4. What would Almeda love to write?

5. How does Almeda always try to conduct herself in town?

(see the answer key)

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