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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator not mention as inhabiting the town?
(a) Thieves.
(b) Con men.
(c) Hoodlums.
(d) Philanthropists.

2. How does the author show Almeda's naivete about the life of the lower class people in town?
(a) She thinks the swamp is beautiful.
(b) She does not give to charities.
(c) She always gives to charities.
(d) She never goes outside or talks to anyone.

3. What is unique about Queen Aggie?
(a) She can speak ten languages.
(b) She has a white streak on the front of her hair.
(c) She is always drunk.
(d) She can put her legs behind her head.

4. What does Almeda try to project around Jarvis?
(a) An aura of availability.
(b) An aura of assurance.
(c) An aura of reserve.
(d) An aura of dependence.

5. What is Jarvis considered to be regarding marriage?
(a) A confirmed bachelor.
(b) Not a good match for Almeda.
(c) A suitable prospect.
(d) A loser.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not enter into Almeda's idea of what marriage would be like?

2. Almeda's lifestyle could be characterized as _______________.

3. Which of the following is not a typical focus of Almeda's work?

4. Which of the following does not describe the picture of Almeda in the book?

5. Almeda lives in a ________________ society.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Almeda decides to make grape jelly one day?

2. What does Almeda do as she sits in her dark house?

3. What has happened to the grape juice project Almeda had started yesterday?

4. How does Almeda describe the swamp she sees from her window?

5. What does Almeda see when she looks outside for the noise and what does she do about what she discovers?

6. What does the narrator say about making wrong conclusions about people?

7. With what activity does the narrator end the story?

8. What frugal activities does Jarvis do even though he is a wealthy man?

9. To what can Almeda attribute part of her ill feelings this morning?

10. How does Almeda react to the nerve tonic from the doctor?

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