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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Almeda is not considered to be _______________ yet.
(a) A philanthropist.
(b) A wealthy woman.
(c) An accomplished author.
(d) An old maid.

3. Which of the following does Almeda not prefer to do?
(a) Write poetry.
(b) Read.
(c) Study.
(d) Cook.

4. What can Almeda see from her window?
(a) The swamp.
(b) The town hall.
(c) The meadow.
(d) The mountains.

5. Who built the home in which Almeda lives?
(a) Her father.
(b) An unknown man.
(c) Frank Lloyd Wright.
(d) Her uncle.

6. Why does the town attract relatively young people?
(a) It has great outdoor recreation.
(b) It is in a very cold climate.
(c) It has great schools.
(d) It is an unsettled area.

7. All the people in town are under what age?
(a) 30.
(b) 100.
(c) 75.
(d) 50.

8. With what does each of the sections begin?
(a) A few lines from Thoreau.
(b) A few lines from Whitman.
(c) A few lines written by the protagonist.
(d) A few lines from Shakespeare.

9. From whose perspective is MENESETEUNG told?
(a) Jane.
(b) Almeda.
(c) Mrs. Roth.
(d) A narrator.

10. Which of the following does not describe the picture of Almeda in the book?
(a) Vibrant.
(b) Only 25.
(c) Gray hair.
(d) Rather plain.

11. What does Jarvis do with Almeda on Sundays?
(a) Takes her out driving.
(b) Takes her to brunch.
(c) Takes her to the theater.
(d) Walks her home from church.

12. What is the setting of MENESETEUNG?
(a) Boston.
(b) Ontario, Canada.
(c) Harlem, New York.
(d) Minnesota.

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

14. What is the undesirable part of town called?
(a) Pearl Street swamp.
(b) Finneytown.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Skid Row.

15. Almeda has no instincts for _________________.
(a) Martial arts.
(b) Visual arts.
(c) Musical arts.
(d) Domestic arts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Section 3 introduces which character?

2. How long has Jarvis Poulter been in town?

3. Who is the person that the boys of the town constantly harass?

4. What would Almeda like to receive from Jarvis?

5. With what would Jarvis interfere if Almeda were to take a drive with him in the country?

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