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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Almeda stop taking the nerve medicine?

2. What can Almeda hear outside her house?

3. In what country is the Meneseteung River located?

4. What does Almeda decide to call her poem?

5. For whom does Almeda leave a note?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Munro uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

How does Almeda symbolize the upper class of her town's society? What rights and privileges does Almeda enjoy? How does the author show the audience the position that Almeda enjoys in her town?

Essay Topic 3

MENESETEUNG is set in the 1800s, long before the women's rights movement. How is the character of Almeda presented as being ahead of her time regarding women's rights and traditional roles? What would Almeda have thought of the women's rights movement? ow would she have participated? Explain.

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