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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Almeda's house is on the corner of Pearl and ___________ Streets.
(a) Dinsmore.
(b) Dunnedin.
(c) Dufferin.
(d) Delaney.

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

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

4. Which of the following does the narrator not mention as inhabiting the town?
(a) Hoodlums.
(b) Con men.
(c) Thieves.
(d) Philanthropists.

5. MENESETEUNG is the story of a __________________.
(a) Queen.
(b) Frontierswoman.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Teacher.

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

7. Where does Jarvis Pouter live?
(a) Two streets over from Almeda.
(b) On the other side of town from Almeda.
(c) Two blocks away from Almeda.
(d) Two lots away from Almeda.

8. The Ontario of Almeda's time was called ______________________.
(a) The true Canada.
(b) Canada West.
(c) Canada's Best.
(d) Canada's Beginning.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What kind of life does Almeda instinctively desire?
(a) Married.
(b) Religious.
(c) Fun-filled.
(d) Independent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Almeda not have any skill for?

2. Who is the protagonist of the story?

3. What does Jarvis do with Almeda on Sundays?

4. Almeda thinks that married women have to _____________________.

5. What would Almeda like to receive from Jarvis?

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