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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The fact that Almeda is an independent spirit and does not fit into 1800s society but would be applauded in the 1990s is called ______________.
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Irony.

2. Almeda can smell soap and ______________ scents on Jarvis' jacket.
(a) Tobacco.
(b) After shave.
(c) Hair tonic.
(d) Cologne.

3. How many years have passed since the publication of Almeda's book?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 10.

4. Where is there speculation about a courtship between Jarvis and Almeda?
(a) In the restaurants.
(b) In the Vidette.
(c) In the women's clubs.
(d) In church.

5. In what business is Jarvis Poulter engaged?
(a) Salt mines.
(b) Law.
(c) Finance.
(d) Education.

6. What is the source of Almeda's social withdrawal?
(a) Her limp.
(b) The death of her family members.
(c) Her facial scars.
(d) Her speech impediment.

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

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

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

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

11. Which of the Great Lakes is Champlain said to have sailed?
(a) Lake Superior.
(b) Lake Erie.
(c) Lake Ontario.
(d) Lake Huron.

12. Which of the following is not the typical assumption for a woman's life in the late a1880s?
(a) Wife.
(b) Mother.
(c) Unmarried poet.
(d) Hostess.

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

14. What is the title of one of Almeda's poems?
(a) Champlain at the Mouth of the Meneseteung.
(b) Champagne Bubbles Tickle My Mouth.
(c) Complaints from the Mouth of Meneseteung.
(d) Drinking Champagne on the Meneseteung.

15. What is unique about Almeda in her family?
(a) She has one blue eye and one green eye.
(b) She has a lisp.
(c) She is the last surviving member.
(d) She got gray hair at age 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the boys in town move Queen Aggie from place to place?

2. What does Almeda think she would be if Jarvis were to ask her for a drive in the country?

3. Which of the following roles did Almeda not assume for her father after the death of her mother?

4. What is the role of the narrator in MENESETEUNG?

5. Almeda would rather write about ____________ than cooking.

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