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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following roles did Almeda not assume for her father after the death of her mother?
(a) Hostess.
(b) Housekeeper.
(c) Business partner.
(d) Companion.

2. What is the title of one of Almeda's poems?
(a) Complaints from the Mouth of Meneseteung.
(b) Champlain at the Mouth of the Meneseteung.
(c) Drinking Champagne on the Meneseteung.
(d) Champagne Bubbles Tickle My Mouth.

3. What is the name of the book from which the lines at the beginning of each section are taken?
(a) Offerings.
(b) Regrets.
(c) Salutations.
(d) Promises.

4. Who is the person that the boys of the town constantly harass?
(a) Almeda.
(b) Jane.
(c) Mr. Booker.
(d) Queen Aggie.

5. With what does each of the sections begin?
(a) A few lines written by the protagonist.
(b) A few lines from Whitman.
(c) A few lines from Shakespeare.
(d) A few lines from Thoreau.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose perspective is MENESETEUNG told?

2. What did Almeda's father leave her when he died?

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

4. How does the author show Almeda's naivete about the life of the lower class people in town?

5. How did Almeda's younger brother and sister die?

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