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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 feature stops Grant from investigating the ward on the second floor when he reaches the top of the stairs?

2. After Grant's affair with Jacqui, he always took what precaution in his future affairs?

3. Kristy says aloud that she wishes that Aubrey's wife would "hurry up" and "get him out of here" and cut what short?

4. What method does Grant use to discover the address of Aubrey's wife?

5. What object does Grant name in order to describe academic parties after the beginning of the sexual revolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Meadowlake supervisor tell Grant when she calls him into her office?

2. What holds Grant back from asking "the most obvious" and "most necessary" (293) question?

3. What is Grant's history with smoking cigarettes and why is the timeline significant?

4. How does Grant find out that Fiona is not feeling well?

5. To whose home does Grant travel in an attempt to help Fiona?

6. How does Munro go about demonstrating Kristy's uniqueness among her colleagues?

7. What reasons does Marian cite when she is reluctant to agree to Grant's request?

8. How is Aubrey's malady different than Fiona's malady?

9. What event causes Grant to realize that Aubrey must be checking out of Meadowlake?

10. Describe the favor Fiona asks of Grant and why this is such a poignant moment in the narrative.

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Munro's choice to tell the story of "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" using a third person omniscient narrator who knows all about Grant’s most private thoughts, feelings, and actions. What elements of the story's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Munro’s intended effects on the reader?

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