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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 "flowery expression" (305) does Fiona use for Aubrey once he starts to weep onto her bed?
2. What action does Aubrey always take when Grant comes to visit Fiona?
3. What feature stops Grant from investigating the ward on the second floor when he reaches the top of the stairs?
4. Grant's first illicit affair had been with a woman named what?
5. What kind of physical contact do Fiona and Aubrey maintain even after they turn around and see Grant?
Short Essay Questions
1. What question does Grant decide there is little point of asking Fiona once her condition degrades after Aubrey's departure from Meadowlake?
2. How do Fiona's habits change after Aubrey's departure from Meadowlake?
3. Which eras are included in the story of Grant and Fiona's marriage and how do you know?
4. Discuss an instance when Munro utilizes white space in order to magnify the emotional messages in a certain passage.
5. To whose home does Grant travel in an attempt to help Fiona?
6. How does Grant find out that Fiona is not feeling well?
7. What reasons does Marian cite when she is reluctant to agree to Grant's request?
8. Why is Marian unwilling to place Aubrey into Meadowlake on a full-time basis?
9. Describe an instance when Munro uses a war metaphor to indicate the two themes of danger and excitement.
10. What event causes Grant to realize that Aubrey must be checking out of Meadowlake?
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
Determine Munro’s message within the story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" regarding the subject of marriage.
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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