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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. Almeda thinks that married women have to _____________________.
(a) Clean too much.
(b) Deal with in-laws.
(c) Mold their husbands.
(d) Give up careers.

2. What would Almeda like to receive from Jarvis?
(a) Some romantic attentions.
(b) Funding for the new library.
(c) Some stock advice.
(d) His vote for city council member.

3. Where does Almeda stay most of the time?
(a) At church.
(b) At school.
(c) At home.
(d) At her best friend's house.

4. Where is there speculation about a courtship between Jarvis and Almeda?
(a) In the women's clubs.
(b) In church.
(c) In the Vidette.
(d) In the restaurants.

5. Almeda's house is on the corner of Pearl and ___________ Streets.
(a) Dinsmore.
(b) Delaney.
(c) Dunnedin.
(d) Dufferin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jarvis Poulter take from the town to save money at home?

2. What is the name of the local newspaper in town?

3. What does Almeda try to project around Jarvis?

4. The Ontario of Almeda's time was called ______________________.

5. Who is the author of MENESETEUNG?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Almeda prefer over domestic activities?

2. How does the author indicate Almeda's social standing in the town?

3. What is the undesirable area in town?

4. Who is Jarvis Poulter?

5. How do the pressures of society weigh on Almeda?

6. What does Almeda's doctor think would be a good remedy for her sleeplessness?

7. From where does the narrator glean information about daily life in Almeda's town?

8. How does the author write Section 6 of the story?

9. Why does Almeda now live alone?

10. How does the author show that Almeda is in a state of delirium from the nerve tonic?

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