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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a state into which Almeda goes as a result of the nerve tonic?
(a) Repose.
(b) Higher creativity.
(c) Awareness.
(d) Independence.

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

3. The narrator thinks it is fair to _______________.
(a) Fictionalize a person.
(b) Bend the truth.
(c) Create high drama.
(d) Assume some things.

4. What does Almeda see when she looks outside her window?
(a) A car accident.
(b) Someone being mugged.
(c) A man's body lying in the street.
(d) A man beating a woman.

5. Whose obituary follows Almeda's?
(a) Queen Aggie.
(b) Jarvis'.
(c) Her cook's.
(d) Her father's.

6. Where was Almeda buried?
(a) At the mouth of the Meneseteung River.
(b) A cemetery for Canadian poets.
(c) She was cremated and her ashes scattered.
(d) The Roth family gravesite.

7. On what does Almeda sit?
(a) Lots of pillows.
(b) Her bed.
(c) The floor.
(d) A divan.

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

9. The narrator feels that there are not enough people who _______________________.
(a) Give to charity.
(b) Get higher educations.
(c) Learn a second language.
(d) Are curious enough to discover clues about people.

10. The narrator admits to the possibility of ___________ in the story.
(a) Poetic license.
(b) Errors.
(c) Truth.
(d) High drama.

11. What does Almeda put on to go outside and check on the woman?
(a) A cape.
(b) A hat.
(c) A shawl.
(d) A raincoat.

12. As the day progresses, Almeda is in a state of _______________.
(a) Delirium.
(b) Agitation.
(c) Peace.
(d) Panic.

13. What does Almeda do as she drinks her beverage?
(a) Reads a magazine.
(b) Browses her book shelves.
(c) Sits in her dark house.
(d) Talks on the phone.

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

15. What does Almeda conclude is her life's work?
(a) To explore.
(b) To write.
(c) To teach.
(d) To be.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator could not possibly know ________________________.

2. Which of the following does Jarvis not note about Almeda this morning?

3. In addition to the woman's primitive presence, what else sickens Almeda this morning?

4. What can Almeda hear outside her house?

5. What is called into question at the end of the story?

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