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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What would Almeda regret if she were to go on a drive in the country with Jarvis?
(a) Not having an umbrella.
(b) Not bringing a coat.
(c) Jarvis' presence.
(d) Losing an afternoon of reading.

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

4. What is unique about Queen Aggie?
(a) She can put her legs behind her head.
(b) She has a white streak on the front of her hair.
(c) She can speak ten languages.
(d) She is always drunk.

5. Where does Almeda stay most of the time?
(a) At her best friend's house.
(b) At church.
(c) At school.
(d) At home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author show Almeda's naivete about the life of the lower class people in town?

2. On what does Almeda sit?

3. What does Jarvis' callous behavior show to Almeda?

4. Which of the following is not the typical assumption for a woman's life in the late a1880s?

5. Which of the following does Almeda not have any skill for?

(see the answer key)

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