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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the newspaper clippings appear?
(a) The Times.
(b) The Observer.
(c) The Vidette.
(d) Poetry Monthly.

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

3. In addition to the woman's primitive presence, what else sickens Almeda this morning?
(a) The stench from the swamp.
(b) Jarvis' cruelty toward the woman.
(c) The new medication she's taking.
(d) Morning sickness.

4. On what does Almeda sit?
(a) Lots of pillows.
(b) A divan.
(c) The floor.
(d) Her bed.

5. Why does Almeda stop taking the nerve medicine?
(a) She is too sleepy.
(b) She gets jittery.
(c) It makes her nauseous.
(d) It gives her wild dreams.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator first discover Almeda?

2. What does Almeda see when she looks outside her window?

3. Which of the following is not a state into which Almeda goes as a result of the nerve tonic?

4. What can Almeda hear outside her house?

5. Who does Almeda seek out for help with the woman?

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