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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. In what year do the events of Section 2 occur?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1972.

3. Almeda keeps her distance both physically and _______________ in town.
(a) Mentally.
(b) Socially.
(c) Politically.
(d) Financially.

4. What does Almeda think she would be if Jarvis were to ask her for a drive in the country?
(a) Conflicted.
(b) Happy.
(c) Bored.
(d) Scared.

5. This is the first time in her life that Almeda __________________________.
(a) Has been drunk.
(b) Has spent all day in her nightclothes.
(c) Fasted.
(d) Has slept all day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a state into which Almeda goes as a result of the nerve tonic?

2. What is Almeda's social status in town?

3. How long has Jarvis Poulter been in town?

4. What is Jarvis Poulter's marital status?

5. Almeda is removed from _________________ in the town.

(see the answer key)

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