View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Almeda do when trying to decide how to handle the situation outside her house?
(a) Calls the police.
(b) Paces the floor.
(c) Falls asleep.
(d) Turns off all the lights.

3. Who does Almeda visit in Section 4.
(a) Minister.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Neighbor.
(d) Doctor.

4. The literary device in which Almeda experiences delirium with a tonic meant to produce calm is called what?
(a) Alliteration.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Irony.

5. What would Almeda love to write?
(a) One amazing poem.
(b) A book of essays.
(c) A history book.
(d) A love story.

6. What is called into question at the end of the story?
(a) Romance.
(b) Authenticity.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Religion.

7. To what physical event can Almeda's mental breakthrough be compared?
(a) Bronchitis.
(b) Menstruation.
(c) Asthma.
(d) Migraine.

8. What does Almeda see at her gate?
(a) A baby in a basket.
(b) A gun.
(c) The body of a woman.
(d) A mob.

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

10. What does Almeda consider as she sits all day?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Getting a job.
(c) Writing again.
(d) Planting a garden.

11. What does Almeda's vulnerability signify to Jarvis?
(a) She is hysterical.
(b) She is weak.
(c) She is suitable for marriage.
(d) She is dramatic.

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

13. Where does Almeda go after Jarvis leaves?
(a) Back to bed.
(b) A cafe.
(c) The privy.
(d) The kitchen.

14. What does Jarvis tell the woman at the gate?
(a) To go home where she belongs.
(b) To go to breakfast with the money he gave her.
(c) To get to an AA meeting.
(d) To get to the homeless shelter.

15. This is the first time in her life that Almeda __________________________.
(a) Has spent all day in her nightclothes.
(b) Has been drunk.
(c) Fasted.
(d) Has slept all day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the narrator, each __________ may not really matter.

3. What does Almeda put into her beverage?

4. What makes Almeda content?

5. Why can Almeda not discern that the woman at the gate is drunk and not dead?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 403 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample