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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sends the woman and Truman penny post cards?
(a) The President of the United States.
(b) The missionaries.
(c) The knife grinder.
(d) The bus driver.

2. What is the most expensive ingredient for making fruitcake?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Pecans.
(d) Whiskey.

3. What do the woman and Truman use to break the meat of the nuts into?
(a) The baby carriage.
(b) Queenie's bed.
(c) A basket.
(d) A glass bowl.

4. After the woman and Truman receive the whiskey from Mr. Haha Jones, the woman describes Mr. Jones as what type of man?
(a) Bitter.
(b) Angry.
(c) Nice.
(d) Lovely.

5. What covers the woman's bed?
(a) A gunney sack.
(b) A wool blanket.
(c) A thin sheet.
(d) A scrap-quilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the woman and Truman win in a national football contest?

2. What is an exciting time of year for Truman and the woman?

3. What does the woman dip?

4. In what month does the story begin?

5. Who is the main character in the story?

(see the answer key)

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