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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Truman stuffing in Section 1?
(a) Yams.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Biscuit.

3. How many miles is the most that the woman has ever traveled from her home?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Eleven.
(d) Five.

4. What type of coin does Truman call the liveliest?
(a) Nickels.
(b) Pennies.
(c) Quarters.
(d) Dimes.

5. Why are there no birds singing before the woman gets out of bed?
(a) They had gone to warmer country.
(b) It was too cold.
(c) The woman had earplugs in her ears.
(d) It was too early.

6. How much does the Fun and Freak show make before it is shut down?
(a) Twenty dollars.
(b) Ten dollars.
(c) Fifty dollars.
(d) Fifteen dollars.

7. What has the woman never received or sent?
(a) A fruitcake.
(b) A letter.
(c) A postcard.
(d) A telegram.

8. What do the woman and Truman want to name their brand of coffee for a contest they entered?
(a) Amen Juice.
(b) A.M.
(c) Amen.
(d) Wake up.

9. What do Truman and the woman kill to receive money from relatives?
(a) Flies.
(b) Snakes.
(c) Moths.
(d) Spiders.

10. What type of bed does the woman sleep in?
(a) Feather.
(b) Hay.
(c) Iron.
(d) Wood.

11. How many of these things must the woman and Truman kill to earn a penny?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Fifteen.

12. What is the relationship of Truman and the woman?
(a) They are just friends.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are mother and son.
(d) They are grandmother and grandson.

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

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

15. What does the woman dip?
(a) Snuff.
(b) Chocolates.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Nuts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Queenie?

2. What is the purse made out of that the woman keeps the money in?

3. What type of work does Truman like best when making the fruitcakes?

4. What is the woman's favorite color?

5. Who owns the baby carriage?

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