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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. Kristy tells Grant one day that which part of Fiona had been "deteriorating" (309) since Aubrey's departure?

2. What kind of physical contact do Fiona and Aubrey maintain even after they turn around and see Grant?

3. What activity does Grant often do with Fiona in the reading room once she refuses to go anywhere else?

4. Grant recalls that he had quit smoking around the time of what event in his life?

5. What action does Aubrey always take when Grant comes to visit Fiona?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Grant try to explore the second floor ward at Meadowlake?

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

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

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

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

6. How do Fiona's habits change after Aubrey's departure from Meadowlake?

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

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

9. What is "the most obvious" and "most necessary question" (293) mentioned by the narrator upon several occasions?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of deception treated within "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" and how does its treatment relate to the story's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Grant’s character within the story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain." Discuss whether Grant is a round or a flat character and whether he is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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