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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator see run into a library?
(a) Mag.
(b) Jose.
(c) Holly.
(d) Joe.

3. What is Mag positive of upon Holly and Jose's return to Key West?
(a) That Jose would return to Brazil soon.
(b) That Jose was in love with Holly.
(c) That Holly was in love with Jose.
(d) That Holly and Jose had slept together.

4. Where has Holly been since the arrest?
(a) In jail.
(b) In her apartment.
(c) In the hospital.
(d) In a hotel.

5. What bad news does Holly hear that causes her to go into a rampage?
(a) Rusty has remarried.
(b) Holly is dying.
(c) Jose is moving back to Brazil without her.
(d) Fred has died.

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

7. Where does Holly plan to go after being released on bail?
(a) Texas.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Europe.
(d) Mexico.

8. What does Holly's husband do for a living?
(a) He is a professor.
(b) He is a fisherman.
(c) He is a sheriff.
(d) He is a horse doctor.

9. What does the man who follows the narrator want?
(a) A friend.
(b) Money.
(c) A place to stay.
(d) Information.

10. Why does the narrator gag when he enters Holly's bedroom?
(a) From the appearance of Holly.
(b) From the horrible mess.
(c) From the strong smell of perfume.
(d) From the smell of rotting food.

11. Where is Holly from?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Florida.
(d) Alabama.

12. Who accompanies Jose into Holly's apartment?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A priest.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A friend.

13. How does the narrator describe Jose?
(a) Pompous and ever-inebriated.
(b) Intelligent and presentable.
(c) High-strung and impatient.
(d) Generous and courteous.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator help Holly do on Christmas Eve?

2. What does the new tenant have in common with Holly?

3. What scandal does Holly become associated with?

4. How does Holly describe Jose's penmanship?

5. What does Doc think up until the last minute before he leaves New York?

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