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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book from which the lines at the beginning of each section are taken?

2. Almeda's family's home sits on what street?

3. Which of the following does not enter into Almeda's idea of what marriage would be like?

4. What is the narrator's name?

5. Almeda would rather write about ____________ than cooking.

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does the author compare the flow of people and time?

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

3. Why does Almeda now live alone?

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

5. What does Almeda decide that the name and premise of her amazing poem will be?

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

7. Can Almeda envision herself in the role of a wife?

8. What is the undesirable area in town?

9. What makes Jarvis change his mind about courting Almeda?

10. What would it mean if Jarvis were to escort Almeda to church some evening or Sunday instead of just walking her home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Almeda loves to escape her world through reading, studying and writing poetry and this becomes an important theme throughout the book. Name at least two other themes in the story and cite two examples for each to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study on Jarvis. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the story's title. What did the author mean by calling the play MENESETEUNG? Why didn't she simply call it ALMEDA? Cite an example to support your answer.

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