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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What information about Almeda is published in the local paper?
(a) Her obituary.
(b) Her poetry award.
(c) Her wedding announcement.
(d) Her engagement picture.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. To what does Almeda attribute her ill feelings this morning?
(a) Menstruation.
(b) The flu.
(c) Allergies.
(d) Food intolerance.

10. What does Almeda put into her beverage?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Cream.
(c) Honey.
(d) Nerve medicine.

11. For whom does Almeda leave a note?
(a) Her cleaning lady.
(b) Her minister.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Jarvis.

12. What does the doctor prescribe for Almeda?
(a) Milk of Magnesia.
(b) Vitamin C.
(c) Nerve medicine.
(d) Antibiotics.

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

14. What does the doctor think would make Almeda feel better?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Painting.
(c) Reducing stress.
(d) A vacation.

15. What does Almeda plan to do with the jelly?
(a) Give it to a church fundraiser.
(b) Donate it to food banks.
(c) Sell it to gift shops.
(d) Give it away as Christmas gifts.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator tell about going to Alameda's grave?

2. What does Almeda do when trying to decide how to handle the situation outside her house?

3. What overflows in Almeda's house?

4. What does the narrator hope to find at the end of the story?

5. The narrator claims that the wrong conclusions may have been made about ________________.

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