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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What can happen when people research history?
(a) They can withhold their findings.
(b) They can come to the wrong conclusions.
(c) They can tell too much.
(d) They can destroy the facts.

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

5. In what year did Almeda die?
(a) 2004.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1910.
(d) 1904.

6. What does Almeda assume about the woman slumped against her gate?
(a) She is a prostitute.
(b) She is drunk.
(c) She is homeless.
(d) She is dead.

7. Why does Almeda visit her doctor?
(a) She can't sleep.
(b) She is having migraines.
(c) She has digestive problems.
(d) She has a bad cold.

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

9. What shocks Almeda when she sees the woman?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her wounds.
(c) Her primal state.
(d) Her age.

10. The newspaper suggests that Almeda's death was due to _____________________.
(a) Harassment by youth.
(b) A freak accident.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Alcoholism.

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

12. When does the narrator tell about going to Alameda's grave?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1880s.
(c) 1950s.
(d) 1980s.

13. Where did the newspaper clippings appear?
(a) The Vidette.
(b) The Times.
(c) Poetry Monthly.
(d) The Observer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator could not possibly know ________________________.

2. Where does the narrator go at the end of the story?

3. The narrator has _____________ many details of the story.

4. From where did the narrator get the information to write the story?

5. What is happening in the house to mirror Almeda's menstrual flow?

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