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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. Who comes to pick up Aubrey when he leaves Meadowlake?
2. Aubrey is said to prefer taking what action in relation to Fiona as long as she remains close by?
3. What expression appears on Fiona's and Aubrey's faces when they turn around to see Grant standing in Fiona's room?
4. What card game does Aubrey play with the other residents while Fiona sits nearby?
5. From what source does Grant first discover that Fiona is lying in bed in the daytime?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is significant about the way in which Grant's relationship with Jacqui ends?
2. What is "the most obvious" and "most necessary question" (293) mentioned by the narrator upon several occasions?
3. Why is Marian unwilling to place Aubrey into Meadowlake on a full-time basis?
4. What holds Grant back from asking "the most obvious" and "most necessary" (293) question?
5. Describe the favor Fiona asks of Grant and why this is such a poignant moment in the narrative.
6. Discuss an instance when Munro utilizes white space in order to magnify the emotional messages in a certain passage.
7. How is Aubrey's malady different than Fiona's malady?
8. Describe an instance when Munro uses a war metaphor to indicate the two themes of danger and excitement.
9. What does Kristy say when Grant asks what is the matter with Fiona?
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
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" and analyze Munro’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Determine Munro’s message within the story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" regarding the subject of marriage.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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