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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator go at the end of the story?
(a) The Roth family gravesite.
(b) The local library.
(c) Ontario Bureau of Genealogy.
(d) The Library of Congress.

2. What kind of jelly does Almeda decide to make one day?
(a) Apple.
(b) Grape.
(c) Elderberry.
(d) Strawberry.

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

4. What does Almeda decide to call her poem?
(a) The Missouri.
(b) The Monongahela.
(c) The Meneseteung.
(d) The Mississippi.

5. How long after Almeda's death did Jarvis die?
(a) A few years later.
(b) A few months later.
(c) A few days later.
(d) A few weeks later.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the doctor prescribe for Almeda?

2. What does Almeda assume about the woman slumped against her gate?

3. How does the narrator first discover Almeda?

4. As the day progresses, Almeda is in a state of _______________.

5. The nerve tonic is meant to __________ Almeda.

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