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

2. Grant's colleague and others like him are described as spending "every night on" what objects with their "bewitching young mistresses" (285)?

3. What advice does Kristy offer to Grant at the end of his first visit to see Fiona at Meadowlake?

4. What is NOT a virtue Grant names as being part of the character of "a philanderer" (286)?

5. On what type of property had Fiona's father grown up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the symbolism of the yellow notes Grant had started to find around the house?

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

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

6. Which parties does Grant hold responsible for putting a stop to his infidelity "just in time" (287)?

7. Who is Kristy?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Determine Munro’s message within the story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" regarding the subject of marriage.

Essay Topic 2

Choose an object from "The Bear Came Over the Mountain," such as the mattress, the house shoes, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

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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