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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Fred after Holly left home?
(a) He stayed until he went to the Army.
(b) He went looking for Holly.
(c) He became ill.
(d) He left the house and started a family.

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

3. How old does Holly look to the narrator after the arrest?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Forty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Twelve.

4. Why does Holly feel she owes Doc?
(a) Doc is a good person.
(b) Doc was devoted to her.
(c) Doc gave her confidence.
(d) Doc lent her money.

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

6. What does the narrator do with the bird cage after he fights with Holly?
(a) The narrator leaves it in front of Holly's door.
(b) The narrator throws it from his window.
(c) The narrator returns it to the store.
(d) The narrator throws it into a dumpster.

7. What is the narrator asked to give to Holly by the person in Holly's apartment?
(a) A photograph.
(b) A letter.
(c) A plane ticket.
(d) Some cash.

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

9. What happens to Rusty in Key West?
(a) Rusty gets mugged.
(b) Rusty loses his balance and falls into the ocean.
(c) Rusty comes down with a high fever.
(d) Rusty gets into a fight and is seriously injured.

10. What item of furniture is added to Holly's apartment in March?
(a) A couch.
(b) An army cot.
(c) A bar.
(d) A bed.

11. According to Holly, how many lovers has she had?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Ten.
(d) Three.

12. How do the newspapers describe O'Shaughnessy?
(a) A freckly and thick giant.
(b) As a raven-haired weasel.
(c) As a burly red-haired man.
(d) As a lumber and hairy old man.

13. What information does Holly ask the narrator to obtain from The Times?
(a) Who the fifty richest men in Europe are.
(b) Who the fifty richest men in Brazil are.
(c) Who the fifty richest men in Texas are.
(d) Who the fifty richest men in Mexico are.

14. What does Holly do with the cat before she leaves?
(a) Holly gives the cat to Joe Bell.
(b) Holly takes the cat to a shelter.
(c) Holly sets the cat free in an alley.
(d) Holly gives the cat to the narrator.

15. What does Joe Bell hire to take Holly to the airport?
(a) A luxury taxi.
(b) A Carey Cadillac.
(c) A Packard Clipper.
(d) A Delahaye convertible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bad news does Holly hear that causes her to go into a rampage?

2. Why do the narrator and Holly begin to see less of each other?

3. What happens to the narrator in the taxi on the way home from his day with Holly?

4. What advice does Holly give to Joe Bell?

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

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