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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Almeda's mother die?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Grief.

5. What is unique about Almeda in her family?
(a) She has a lisp.
(b) She has one blue eye and one green eye.
(c) She got gray hair at age 18.
(d) She is the last surviving member.

Short Answer Questions

1. The fact that Almeda is an independent spirit and does not fit into 1800s society but would be applauded in the 1990s is called ______________.

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

3. In what year was the book of poetry written?

4. How many sections are included in MENESETEUNG?

5. What is the role of the narrator in MENESETEUNG?

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