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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 is NOT given as an example of a particular note Grant finds in the house?

2. What kind of beverage does Fiona offer to Grant when he visits her for the first time at Meadowlake?

3. Fiona's mother's political activities are named as the reason why Fiona is not a member of what type of organization?

4. What adjective is used to describe the size of the central space at Meadowlake?

5. What kind of flowers does Grant bring to Fiona the first time he visits after the required period with no visits?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What comment does Fiona make on the way to Meadowlake that makes Grant want to turn the car around?

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

10. Who is Kristy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is the function of Kristy's character within the story? Discuss the characterization methods used by Munro in depicting Kristy and include in your discussion the reasons that Munro portrays Kristy in these particular ways.

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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