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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From whom does Truman learn the true meaning of Christmas?
(a) The relatives.
(b) Queenie.
(c) Mr. Haha Jones.
(d) The woman.

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

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

5. In Section 1, how old is Truman?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Five.

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

7. If the woman and Truman "mess around with" her superstition, she is afraid that the cakes will do what?
(a) Be too bulky.
(b) Fail.
(c) Not cool.
(d) Fall.

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

9. What type of work does Truman like best when making the fruitcakes?
(a) Tasting the fruitcakes.
(b) Buying the whiskey.
(c) Hulling the pecans.
(d) Buying the ingredients.

10. What do Truman and the woman call their Christmas savings?
(a) A Future Collection.
(b) A Fruitcake Collection.
(c) A Fruitcake Fund.
(d) A Future Fund.

11. What color is the woman's bed?
(a) Pink.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

12. The woman states that "we can't mess around with" what?
(a) Queenie.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) The fruitcakes.
(d) The relatives.

13. How much money does the woman think she has counted out of the purse?
(a) $13.01.
(b) $12.73.
(c) $13.00.
(d) $13.99.

14. What do both Truman and the woman believe in?
(a) Ghosts.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Indian spirits.
(d) The relatives.

15. What is the woman's favorite color?
(a) Purple.
(b) Green.
(c) Midnight blue.
(d) Rose pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Truman and the woman do when they find they may have saved $13?

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

3. What does the woman dip?

4. What does the Fun and Freak show feature?

5. What does the woman tame?

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