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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. What scandal does Holly become associated with?
(a) A political scandal.
(b) A sex scandal.
(c) A narcotics scandal.
(d) A embezzlement scandal.

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Holly, how many lovers has she had?

2. What does the man who follows the narrator pull out of his wallet?

3. How many children does Holly want?

4. What is the name of the tenant who takes over Holly's apartment?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Holly still going to Brazil?

2. How is Holly arrested?

3. What happens while Holly and the narrator go horseback riding in the park?

4. Why is the narrator suffering from the "mean reds" during his ride on the subway?

5. Why does the narrator pay special attention to the man hanging around Holly's mailbox?

6. What does the narrator give Holly for Christmas?

7. Where do Holly and Jose go while Rusty and Mag are in the hospital, and how do the patients react?

8. What scandal breaks out that involves Holly?

9. How does Holly react to the narrator calling her "Lulamae"?

10. Where does the narrator find the cat?

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