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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) Allegory.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Symbolism.

2. What does Jarvis' callous behavior show to Almeda?
(a) He is foul-mouthed.
(b) He is very strong.
(c) He is a man's man.
(d) She is no longer interested in him.

3. Where does Jarvis Pouter live?
(a) On the other side of town from Almeda.
(b) Two blocks away from Almeda.
(c) Two lots away from Almeda.
(d) Two streets over from Almeda.

4. What does Almeda consider as she sits all day?
(a) Planting a garden.
(b) Writing again.
(c) Getting married.
(d) Getting a job.

5. What does Almeda think she hears outside?
(a) Someone being murdered.
(b) A rock thrown through her window.
(c) A street light being broken.
(d) A gunshot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Almeda see from her window?

2. How can Jarvis Poulter's lifestyle be characterized?

3. Why can Almeda not discern that the woman at the gate is drunk and not dead?

4. Why does the town attract relatively young people?

5. How is Almeda portrayed in the story?

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