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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. Aubrey's wife tells Grant that in order to move Aubrey to Meadowlake full-time, she would have to sell what?

2. After a few years as a professor, Grant noticed that he suddenly started to have what sort of students?

3. What does Fiona do during mealtimes after Aubrey's departure from Meadowlake?

4. Grant asks Aubrey's wife if she will bring Aubrey to visit Fiona how many times per week?

5. What word does Grant use to describe what academic parties were like before the onset of the sexual revolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kristy say when Grant asks what is the matter with Fiona?

2. In what locations can Fiona and Aubrey generally be found on the grounds of Meadowlake?

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

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

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

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

7. What two details does Grant notice about Marian when he first walks in the door of her home?

8. Discuss an instance when Munro utilizes white space in order to magnify the emotional messages in a certain passage.

9. What question does Grant decide there is little point of asking Fiona once her condition degrades after Aubrey's departure from Meadowlake?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

What message does Munro send within the pages of "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" concerning the link between self-awareness and guilt?

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