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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What conclusion does the narrator come to about Holly while he is angry at her?
(a) Holly is "a harpy."
(b) Holly is "an utter fake".
(c) Holly is "a raving banshee."
(d) Holly is "a snake."

2. How does the newspaper describe Holly's apartment?
(a) Luxurious.
(b) Empty.
(c) Small.
(d) Chaotic.

3. How does Sally Tomato die?
(a) Sally has a heart attack.
(b) Sally dies of pneumonia.
(c) Sally is murdered in prison.
(d) Sally dies of cancer.

4. What is the name of the hamburger joint where the narrator goes?
(a) Hamburgers 'R' Us.
(b) Burger Hut.
(c) Hamburger Heaven.
(d) Ham Spot.

5. Where is Holly arrested?
(a) In the narrator's apartment.
(b) On the street.
(c) While visiting Sally Tomato.
(d) In Holly's apartment.

6. What does the narrator feel upon discovering who Rusty's bride is?
(a) Heartache.
(b) Confusion.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Relief.

7. What would Holly rather have than a dishonest heart?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Chronic "mean reds".
(c) Blindness.
(d) Split ends.

8. What does Holly liken the "mean reds" to?
(a) Trying on jewelry at Tiffany's that one can't afford.
(b) A recurring nightmare.
(c) Stealing turkey eggs and running through a brier patch.
(d) Getting lost in a crowd.

9. What do Holly and the narrator do together in the park?
(a) They go for a carriage ride.
(b) They have a picnic.
(c) They feed horses.
(d) They go horseback riding.

10. How does the narrator describe Holly's appearance upon her return from Key West?
(a) Blistered and rouge with haystack hair.
(b) Iodine-colored skin and ghost-colored hair.
(c) Refreshed and sun-kissed.
(d) Fried hair with white highlights.

11. How much money does O'Shaughnessy give Holly as a wedding present?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) One thousand dollars.
(c) Five hundred dollars.
(d) Five thousand dollars.

12. What season does the narrator receive a postcard from Holly?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Summer.
(d) Fall.

13. What is the name of the tenant who takes over Holly's apartment?
(a) Horace Smith.
(b) Quaintance Smith.
(c) Constance Smith.
(d) Beatrice Smith.

14. How does Holly know that someone from her past has come to see her?
(a) The narrator calls her by her real name.
(b) She overhears someone say that someone from the South had come to visit.
(c) She feels it in her gut.
(d) She receives a letter informing her of a visit.

15. What does Holly's husband comment on when he first sees Holly?
(a) New York.
(b) Holly's hair.
(c) Holly's weight.
(d) Holly's dress and shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of furniture is added to Holly's apartment in March?

2. Why is the narrator unable to get through to O.J.Berman the first time he calls him?

3. Where is the narrator returning from when he hears the news of Rusty's fourth marriage?

4. How old does Holly look to the narrator after the arrest?

5. What does the narrator do with the bird cage after he fights with Holly?

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