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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Jarvis tell the woman at the gate?
(a) To get to an AA meeting.
(b) To get to the homeless shelter.
(c) To go to breakfast with the money he gave her.
(d) To go home where she belongs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Almeda leave a note?

2. What revelation does the narrator share about Almeda's story?

3. What shocks Almeda when she sees the woman?

4. What will the poem signify for Almeda?

5. What does Jarvis' callous behavior show to Almeda?

(see the answer keys)

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