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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Holly, what are the mean reds?
(a) Angst.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Impatience.
(d) Depression.

2. How old is Joe Bell?
(a) Around sixty-five.
(b) Just turned sixty-one.
(c) Almost sixty-seven.
(d) Close to seventy.

3. How does the narrator describe Holly's voice?
(a) Piercing and memorable.
(b) Melodic and soothing.
(c) Husky, raspy and mysterious.
(d) Silly, young and self-amused.

4. What is the name of the man Holly visits on Thursdays?
(a) Simon Squash.
(b) Tony Cucumber.
(c) Sally Tomato.
(d) Bernie Pumpkin.

5. Where is the narrator's brownstone located?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holly's calling card say?

2. What is Mr. Yunioshi's profession?

3. According to the narrator, what blotted out Holly's eyes when he first saw her?

4. Who is Holly sitting with at the restaurant where the narrator sees her?

5. What does the narrator tell Holly when he leaves a message in her mailbox?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Holly feel about having Mag as a roommate?

2. Who is Mag Wildwood?

3. Describe Joe's bar.

4. How does the narrator react to her Thursday visits?

5. How does Joe feel about Holly?

6. What curious object does the narrator find at the mailbox?

7. What wakes up the narrator after he has been living at the brownstone?

8. Why is Mr. Yunioshi angry at Holly, and how does she calm him down?

9. Why is Mr. Arbuck angry at Holly when he takes her home?

10. What did Holly do to O.J.Berman in the past to make him angry?

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