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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. Why does the narrator try to break down Holly's door?
(a) The narrator hears a gun shot.
(b) The narrator smells smoke.
(c) Holly is ill.
(d) There are loud banging noises coming from her apartment.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Holly give the narrator for Christmas?

2. According to Holly, Jose is a citizen of where?

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

4. Who yells at Holly and her husband when they meet again for the first time?

5. What is O'Shaughnessy known as in criminal circles?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the narrator's and Holly's relationship matured?

2. What commotion does the narrator come home to after his job interview in Brooklyn?

3. What reasons does Jose give for not marrying Holly?

4. How does Joe Bell react to Holly leaving?

5. How does Holly's life begin to change after the death of her brother?

6. What does Holly give the narrator for Christmas, and what significance does it have?

7. How does Holly react to seeing Doc instead of Fred?

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

9. What scandal breaks out that involves Holly?

10. Why does Holly go to the library?

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