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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can happen when people research history?
(a) They can destroy the facts.
(b) They can withhold their findings.
(c) They can tell too much.
(d) They can come to the wrong conclusions.

2. Why does Almeda stop taking the nerve medicine?
(a) She is too sleepy.
(b) It makes her nauseous.
(c) She gets jittery.
(d) It gives her wild dreams.

3. How is Almeda portrayed in the story?
(a) A blushing bride.
(b) A dour spinster.
(c) A sickly girl.
(d) A vivacious young woman.

4. What does Almeda think she would be if Jarvis were to ask her for a drive in the country?
(a) Bored.
(b) Conflicted.
(c) Happy.
(d) Scared.

5. Which of the following does Jarvis not note about Almeda this morning?
(a) She is defiant.
(b) She is vulnerable.
(c) Her hair is undone.
(d) She is in her night clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jarvis Poulter take from the town to save money at home?

2. The newspaper suggests that Almeda's death was due to _____________________.

3. What revelation does the narrator share about Almeda's story?

4. What is called into question at the end of the story?

5. What do the boys of the town have time to do?

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