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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Almeda's younger brother and sister die?
(a) Car accident.
(b) House fire.
(c) Fever.
(d) Drowning.

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

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

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

5. Almeda's lifestyle could be characterized as _______________.
(a) Privileged.
(b) Neglected.
(c) Bohemian.
(d) Outcast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Almeda has no instincts for _________________.

2. How do the boys in town move Queen Aggie from place to place?

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

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

5. Which of the following does not describe Almeda?

(see the answer key)

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