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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What overflows in Almeda's house?
(a) The bathtub.
(b) The grape juice.
(c) The commode.
(d) The kitchen sink.

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

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

4. The narrator has _____________ many details of the story.
(a) Authenticated.
(b) Guessed on.
(c) Fabricated.
(d) Researched.

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

6. What does Almeda put on her front door?
(a) A bell.
(b) A Halloween decoration.
(c) A note.
(d) A Christmas decoration.

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

8. The narrator thinks it is important to discover ____________________.
(a) Religious artifacts.
(b) Ancestors.
(c) Gold.
(d) Historical clues.

9. What is the literary technique called when the narrator ends the story by discovering Almeda's grave?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Flashback.
(c) Symbolism.
(d) Foreshadowing.

10. What literary technique does the author use to compare the flow of Almeda's emotional pain to a river?
(a) Foreshadowing.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Metaphor.

11. How often does Almeda take the nerve medicine?
(a) Twice a day.
(b) With meals.
(c) Four times a day.
(d) Only once.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What awakens Almeda with a sense of anxiety?

2. What does Jarvis immediately surmise about the condition of the woman at the gate?

3. Why does Almeda visit her doctor?

4. What does the doctor think would make Almeda feel better?

5. For whom does Almeda leave a note?

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