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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. Who first tells Grant that the name of the man sitting next to Fiona is Aubrey?

2. After their retirement, Fiona and Grant began to engage in what activity together?

3. Which group or individual is NOT named among the people who had "pushed him" out of his habits of infidelity "just in time" (287)?

4. What event led to Fiona and Grant's decision to retire early?

5. What beverage does the narrator name as one Grant never drinks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How and when did Fiona and Grant first meet?

3. What is Munro's purpose for including the detail about the scents of "dope and incense" (285)?

4. For how long had Fiona and Grant lived in their home at the time when Fiona began to show signs of dementia and why is this detail significant?

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

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

7. What event involving a policeman had convinced Grant that he could no longer look after Fiona at home?

8. What would Grant have considered the ultimate price to pay for his adulterous ways?

9. In what ways does Grant consider his own past infidelities to be different from those of other "husbands and fathers" (284)?

10. What is the function of Grant's colleague within the context of the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Munro send about trust and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the theme of betrayal within "The Bear Came Over the Mountain." What is Munro’s message regarding betrayal and how do you know?

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