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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of the story?
(a) Almeda Joyner Roth.
(b) Almeda Joynt Roth.
(c) Alameda Joiner Roth.
(d) Alexandra Joynt Roth.

2. The fact that Almeda is an independent spirit and does not fit into 1800s society but would be applauded in the 1990s is called ______________.
(a) Analogy.
(b) Irony.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Symbolism.

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

4. Which of the following is not the typical assumption for a woman's life in the late a1880s?
(a) Unmarried poet.
(b) Wife.
(c) Mother.
(d) Hostess.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From whose perspective is MENESETEUNG told?

2. What is the name of the book from which the lines at the beginning of each section are taken?

3. Which of the following does not describe the picture of Almeda in the book?

4. What was the nature of Almeda's father's business?

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

(see the answer key)

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