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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Almeda, marriage would mean __________________ existence.
(a) A fun-filled.
(b) A joyful.
(c) An austere.
(d) An exhilirating.

2. What does Almeda see when she looks outside her window?
(a) A man beating a woman.
(b) Someone being mugged.
(c) A car accident.
(d) A man's body lying in the street.

3. What does Jarvis Poulter take from the town to save money at home?
(a) Food and coal.
(b) Water and food.
(c) Water and coal.
(d) Water and gas.

4. What can Almeda hear outside her house?
(a) Street vendors.
(b) Birds.
(c) Children.
(d) Carriages.

5. Where does Almeda go after Jarvis leaves?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) A cafe.
(c) Back to bed.
(d) The privy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Almeda plan to do with the jelly?

2. Almeda would rather write about ____________ than cooking.

3. Which of the following does not enter into Almeda's idea of what marriage would be like?

4. What is the narrator's name?

5. The narrator thinks it is important to discover ____________________.

(see the answer key)

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