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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator help Holly do on Christmas Eve?

2. Where has Holly been since the arrest?

3. What is Mag positive of upon Holly and Jose's return to Key West?

4. What does Holly's husband do for a living?

5. What is the petition that Madame Spanella circulates fighting for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator give Holly for Christmas?

2. Why does the narrator wish to see the reunion between Doc and Holly?

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

4. What does Holly tell the narrator as they head out for the park?

5. Why do Holly and the narrator have a fight that results in Holly kicking the narrator out of her apartment?

6. What scandal breaks out that involves Holly?

7. How does Joe Bell react to Holly leaving?

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

9. Who does the narrator find in Holly's apartment, and why is he there?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novella. How does WWII affect the story? How does New York affect the story? Describe the apartment of the narrator and Holly. What do their apartments tells the reader about their characters?

Essay Topic 2

The narrator not only tells the reader the story, but he is also right in the middle of the action. Through his voice, and through the shared opinions of those around him, the reader is able to form an opinion of the narrator. What sort of person is he? What are his defining characteristics? What struggles does he face throughout the narrative and how does he overcome them?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Holly's relationship with the narrator to her relationship with Jose and/or Rusty Trawler. What are her motivations for obtaining and maintaining these relationships?

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