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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to Holly, Jose is a citizen of where?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Nowhereland.
(c) Rat-zil.
(d) Limboville.

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

7. What movie brought Holly to tears?
(a) Wuthering Heights.
(b) Citizen Kane.
(c) Gone with the Wind.
(d) Wizard of Oz.

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

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

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

11. What does Holly ask the narrator to pick up from her apartment to take with her?
(a) The St. Christopher medal.
(b) Her lucky penny.
(c) Her photographs.
(d) Her favorite pair of shoes.

12. Who does the narrator find in Holly's apartment when he goes to feed her cat?
(a) Mae Wildwood.
(b) Jose's cousin.
(c) Jose.
(d) A childhood friend of Holly.

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

14. How did Holly's parents die?
(a) Holly's parents died in a house fire.
(b) Holly's parents died of influenza.
(c) Holly's parents died in a car accident.
(d) Holly's parents died of tuberculosis.

15. Who is NOT part of Holly's social quartet?
(a) Mag Wildwood.
(b) Rusty Trawler.
(c) Jose Ybarra- Jaegar.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the man he sees examining Holly's mailbox?

2. How does the narrator describe Mildred Grossman physically?

3. What do Holly and the narrator do together in the park?

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

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

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