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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. From what source does Grant first discover that Fiona is lying in bed in the daytime?

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

3. With how many staff members at Meadowlake does Grant feel comfortable discussing Fiona's status?

4. During the time of Grant's most active time as a philanderer, what situation was Fiona dealing with?

5. What are the only two things Fiona does each morning once Aubrey has departed from Meadowlake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the way in which Grant's relationship with Jacqui ends?

2. Describe an instance when Munro uses a war metaphor to indicate the two themes of danger and excitement.

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

4. Why is Marian unwilling to place Aubrey into Meadowlake on a full-time basis?

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

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

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

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

9. What kind of work had Aubrey done before he stopped working and what method is used to deliver this information to the reader?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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."

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