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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Almeda stop taking the nerve medicine?
(a) It makes her nauseous.
(b) She is too sleepy.
(c) She gets jittery.
(d) It gives her wild dreams.

2. What does Almeda think she hears outside?
(a) A street light being broken.
(b) A rock thrown through her window.
(c) A gunshot.
(d) Someone being murdered.

3. Where does the narrator go at the end of the story?
(a) The local library.
(b) Ontario Bureau of Genealogy.
(c) The Roth family gravesite.
(d) The Library of Congress.

4. Which of the following does Jarvis not note about Almeda this morning?
(a) Her hair is undone.
(b) She is defiant.
(c) She is in her night clothes.
(d) She is vulnerable.

5. Which of the following does the doctor not recommend for Almeda?
(a) Washing dishes.
(b) Doing the laundry.
(c) Scrubbing floors.
(d) Joining a garden club.

6. The nerve tonic is meant to __________ Almeda.
(a) Regulate.
(b) Calm.
(c) Stimulate.
(d) Energize.

7. What does Jarvis immediately surmise about the condition of the woman at the gate?
(a) She is asleep.
(b) She is in a coma.
(c) She is dead.
(d) She is drunk.

8. According to the narrator, Almeda is _____________________.
(a) One of thousands of women.
(b) Fictional.
(c) Completely unique.
(d) Insane.

9. Which of the following does Almeda not do in order to increase her activity level?
(a) Cleans the house.
(b) Wallpapers.
(c) Join a gym.
(d) Bakes cakes.

10. Which of the following does Jarvis not do at Almeda's house this morning?
(a) Knock on the door.
(b) Retreat without knocking.
(c) Come onto the porch.
(d) Retrieve a note.

11. What does Almeda leave the hot, cooked grapes in overnight?
(a) Food strainer.
(b) Cheesecloth bag.
(c) Big bowls.
(d) Colander.

12. Almeda thinks the items around her ________________.
(a) Are beautiful.
(b) Come alive.
(c) Are out of style.
(d) Are shabby.

13. What revelation does the narrator share about Almeda's story?
(a) Almeda is a completely fictional character.
(b) Almeda is still alive.
(c) Jarvis never existed.
(d) It is unclear if the story actually happened this way.

14. What kind of jelly does Almeda decide to make one day?
(a) Grape.
(b) Apple.
(c) Strawberry.
(d) Elderberry.

15. Who does Almeda seek out for help with the woman?
(a) Her minister.
(b) The police.
(c) Her next door neighbor.
(d) Jarvis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Almeda love to write?

2. What does Almeda see at her gate?

3. The narrator thinks it is fair to _______________.

4. What can happen when people research history?

5. What does Almeda assume about the woman slumped against her gate?

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