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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. Which character first suggests the possibility of Fiona's move to Meadowlake?
2. What adjective is used to describe the size of the central space at Meadowlake?
3. Grant's colleague and others like him are described as spending "every night on" what objects with their "bewitching young mistresses" (285)?
4. Meadowlake has a rule that no one can move into the facility during which month of each year?
5. For how many years have Fiona and Grant lived in their house by the time Fiona moves to Meadowlake?
Short Essay Questions
1. What event involving a policeman had convinced Grant that he could no longer look after Fiona at home?
2. What gift does Grant bring to Fiona when he visits her at Meadowlake for the first time, and what is significant about the gift?
3. Who is Kristy?
4. What question does Grant keep asking Kristy over and over during his first visit to see Fiona at Meadowlake?
5. For what reason was Fiona ostracized by many of her peers at college?
6. How and when did Fiona and Grant first meet?
7. What were the circumstances that led to the engagement between Fiona and Grant?
8. What would Grant have considered the ultimate price to pay for his adulterous ways?
9. What reasons are named for Grant's decision to accept Fiona's proposal of marriage?
10. What is the symbolism of the yellow notes Grant had started to find around the house?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What message does Munro send within the pages of "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" concerning the link between self-awareness and guilt?
Essay Topic 2
Determine Munro’s message within the story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" regarding the subject of marriage.
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Grant’s character within the story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain." Discuss whether Grant is a round or a flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.
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