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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Section 1, how old is the woman?
(a) Forty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Eleven.

2. How does Truman cheer up the woman after she has been crying all night?
(a) He reminds the woman that they have to go pick out a Christmas tree.
(b) He reminds the woman of all the people that are happy because of their fruitcakes.
(c) He reminds the woman that he loves her.
(d) He reminds the woman that the relatives are always rude.

3. What does Truman describe as the "carnage of August"?
(a) The dead flies on the window.
(b) The dead flies under their beds.
(c) The dead flies on the porch.
(d) The dead flies they killed for money.

4. What is the purse made out of that the woman keeps the money in?
(a) Leather.
(b) Silk.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Beads.

5. Where do Truman and the woman count their earned money?
(a) In the woman's room.
(b) In Truman's room.
(c) By the stove.
(d) In the pasture.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does the story begin?

2. What does Truman describe as being sherry-colored?

3. Who takes a photo of Truman and the woman (the only one they ever have taken)?

4. Why is the Fun and Freak show shut down?

5. What type of bed does the woman sleep in?

(see the answer key)

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