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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. How does the narrator describe the man he sees examining Holly's mailbox?
(a) A person in his late fifties with slick hair and a proud stance.
(b) A person in his early fifties with a hard, weathered face.
(c) A person in his forties with tan skin and wearing a cheap suit.
(d) A person in his early thirties with a limp.

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

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 do Holly and the narrator do together in the park?
(a) They have a picnic.
(b) They go horseback riding.
(c) They feed horses.
(d) They go for a carriage ride.

5. What happens to Mag in Key West?
(a) Mag is offered a lucrative modeling job.
(b) Mag is bitten by a colony of red ants.
(c) Mag gets a first-degree sunburn.
(d) Mag is proposed to.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator give Holly for Christmas?

2. Why does the narrator not feel superior to Holly?

3. How does Holly know that someone from her past has come to see her?

4. What movie brought Holly to tears?

5. Which of the following does the narrator NOT mention as having a similar love for as he does for Holly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the narrator call to get bail for Holly?

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

3. What scandal breaks out that involves Holly?

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

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

6. How do Doc and Holly meet?

7. What happens to Rusty and Mag during the Key West trip?

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

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

10. What news does the narrator learn on the subway and how does he react?

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