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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. When Grant is nearly ready to take Fiona to Meadowlake, she compares it to living at what type of location?
2. What term is used to describe Fiona's mother's political stance?
3. Grant tells the doctor that Fiona had once mistakenly left what object in storage for an extended period of time?
4. Grant had accepted Fiona's proposal of marriage because she had possessed "the spark of" (276) what?
5. What substance was used to write a particular word across Grant's office door?
Short Essay Questions
1. How and when did Fiona and Grant first meet?
2. What is the function of Grant's colleague within the context of the story?
3. For what reason was Fiona ostracized by many of her peers at college?
4. What is Munro's purpose for including the detail about the scents of "dope and incense" (285)?
5. What reasons are named for Grant's decision to accept Fiona's proposal of marriage?
6. What event made it possible for both Fiona and Grant to retire early?
7. In what month does Fiona move into Meadowlake and why?
8. When the narrative moves into the present, what setting is depicted?
9. What event involving a policeman had convinced Grant that he could no longer look after Fiona at home?
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
What is the function of Aubrey's character within the story? Discuss the characterization methods used by Munro in depicting Aubrey and include in your discussion the reasons that Munro portrays Aubrey in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the significance of Alice Munro's choice of title for her short story entitled "The Bear Came Over the Mountain."
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