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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Jarvis Poulter been in town?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A few years.
(d) A few months.

2. How do the boys in town move Queen Aggie from place to place?
(a) In a car.
(b) On a horse.
(c) In a wheelbarrow.
(d) In a wagon.

3. From what does Almeda suffer?
(a) Asthma.
(b) High blood pressure.
(c) Depression.
(d) Societal pressures to marry.

4. When does Almeda think the swamp is the loveliest?
(a) High noon.
(b) Midnight.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) The morning.

5. Almeda is removed from _________________ in the town.
(a) Undesirable elements.
(b) The Garden Club.
(c) Politicians.
(d) The Rotary Club.

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

7. Section 3 introduces which character?
(a) Jarvis Porter.
(b) Jared Pouter.
(c) Jarvis Poulter.
(d) Jarvis Portman.

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

9. Jarvis never escorts Almeda to _____________.
(a) The church social.
(b) Church.
(c) The theater.
(d) Dinner.

10. How is Almeda's spirit portrayed in the story?
(a) Independent.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Long suffering.
(d) Cloying.

11. What is the name of the book from which the lines at the beginning of each section are taken?
(a) Salutations.
(b) Offerings.
(c) Promises.
(d) Regrets.

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

13. Almeda would rather write about ____________ than cooking.
(a) Holidays.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Dresses.
(d) Flowers.

14. How can Jarvis Poulter's lifestyle be characterized?
(a) Primitive.
(b) Eclectic.
(c) Completely masculine.
(d) Cultured.

15. How does Almeda always try to conduct herself in town?
(a) With lots of friends.
(b) With lots of fun.
(c) With propriety.
(d) Without speaking to anyone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator not mention as inhabiting the town?

2. Almeda can smell soap and ______________ scents on Jarvis' jacket.

3. In what business is Jarvis Poulter engaged?

4. Where is there speculation about a courtship between Jarvis and Almeda?

5. Which of the following does not contribute to the beauty of the swamp?

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