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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. In what business is Jarvis Poulter engaged?

2. What would Almeda like to receive from Jarvis?

3. What does Almeda think she would be if Jarvis were to ask her for a drive in the country?

4. Jarvis never escorts Almeda to _____________.

5. Jarvis has given Almeda ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jarvis Poulter?

2. To what can Almeda attribute part of her ill feelings this morning?

3. What is the story of MENESETEUNG?

4. What is the undesirable area in town?

5. What role did Almeda assume for her father after her mother died?

6. What is Almeda shocked by the woman's body and whose help does she enlist?

7. What is one of Almeda's most famous poems and what is the content?

8. How does the first newspaper article describe Almeda's death?

9. How does Almeda get out of having to see Jarvis again today?

10. How many sections are in the story and how are they begun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Almeda's story takes place in 1880s rural Canada. Project Almeda's character 130 years into the future. How different would she be if she were a 21st century character living in rural Canada? What would she be like if she were a 21st century character living in a metropolitan area?

Essay Topic 2

The role of women is a main topic addressed in this story. Explain the theme that extends throughout the story. What is the presumed role of women in Canada during the 1880s? Explain by giving examples.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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