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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Jarvis not do at Almeda's house this morning?
(a) Retreat without knocking.
(b) Retrieve a note.
(c) Knock on the door.
(d) Come onto the porch.

2. The narrator feels that there are not enough people who _______________________.
(a) Give to charity.
(b) Learn a second language.
(c) Are curious enough to discover clues about people.
(d) Get higher educations.

3. The narrator admits to the possibility of ___________ in the story.
(a) Poetic license.
(b) Errors.
(c) Truth.
(d) High drama.

4. Where does Jarvis take Almeda today?
(a) To dinner.
(b) To a concert.
(c) To the theater.
(d) To church.

5. Why can Almeda not discern that the woman at the gate is drunk and not dead?
(a) The woman is not moving.
(b) It is too dark.
(c) She has led a sheltered existence.
(d) The woman has soiled herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Jarvis not note about Almeda this morning?

2. In what year did Almeda die?

3. What does Almeda do when trying to decide how to handle the situation outside her house?

4. What shocks Almeda when she sees the woman?

5. What does Almeda think she hears outside?

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