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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 color are the notes that Grant begins to find all over the house?

2. What two adjectives does Grant use to describe the home in which Fiona had lived with her parents during college?

3. At the time of the narrative's events, Grant is writing a book about myths of what type?

4. What color lipstick does Fiona always apply before leaving the house, according to Grant?

5. What activity do Fiona and Grant both recall during the drive to Meadowlake the day Fiona moves in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gift does Grant bring to Fiona when he visits her at Meadowlake for the first time, and what is significant about the gift?

2. What question does Grant keep asking Kristy over and over during his first visit to see Fiona at Meadowlake?

3. What job had Fiona done prior to taking early retirement?

4. What were the circumstances that led to the engagement between Fiona and Grant?

5. What consequences did Fiona suffer as a result of Grant's infidelities?

6. When the narrative moves into the present, what setting is depicted?

7. In what month does Fiona move into Meadowlake and why?

8. What reasons are named for Grant's decision to accept Fiona's proposal of marriage?

9. For what reason was Fiona ostracized by many of her peers at college?

10. In what way does Munro use the dream motif to reveal information about Grant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Munro’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of "The Bear Came Over the Mountain."

Essay Topic 2

Write a critical essay about "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the story's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the story.

Essay Topic 3

How are the topics of romantic relationships, love, and sex treated within the story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" and how does their treatment relate to the story's depicted messages?

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