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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the author show Almeda's naivete about the life of the lower class people in town?
(a) She thinks the swamp is beautiful.
(b) She does not give to charities.
(c) She always gives to charities.
(d) She never goes outside or talks to anyone.

2. How long is school in session each year?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 6 months.

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

4. What is Almeda's social status in town?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Lower class.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Upper class.

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

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

7. In what year do the events of Section 2 occur?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1865.

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

9. Section 2 explains the _________________ in the town.
(a) Schools.
(b) Culture.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Class distinction.

10. Almeda waits for Jarvis to ________________________.
(a) Take her out driving
(b) Make the first romantic move.
(c) Finish his tea.
(d) Ask her to dinner.

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

12. Who is the author of MENESETEUNG?
(a) Alicia Monroe.
(b) Alice Munro.
(c) Allison Munro.
(d) Alice Monrovia.

13. What format is MENESETEUNG?
(a) Essay.
(b) Short story.
(c) Novel.
(d) Play.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Almeda is not considered to be _______________ yet.

2. Almeda lives in a ________________ society.

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

4. How does Almeda always try to conduct herself in town?

5. What is the name of the book from which the lines at the beginning of each section are taken?

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