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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Mr. Haha Jones pour the money back into the woman's bead purse?
(a) It wasn't enough money.
(b) He wants the purse, too.
(c) They gave him too much money.
(d) He wants the woman and Truman to send him a fruitcake instead.

2. How much is the offer for the tree at first?
(a) A penny.
(b) Two bits.
(c) A dime.
(d) Five cents.

3. In Section 2, how many fruitcakes do Truman and the woman make?
(a) 25.
(b) 31.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

4. Where are the Baptist missionaries?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Borneo.
(c) France.
(d) Mexico.

5. Who has "eyes that scold and tongues that scald"?
(a) Mrs. Haha Jones.
(b) Abner Packer.
(c) The relatives.
(d) Mr. Haha Jones.

6. While Truman and the woman are searching for the Christmas tree, they come across frogs the size of what?
(a) Plates.
(b) Saucers.
(c) Fifty-cent pieces.
(d) Their hands.

7. What wails at night at Mr. Haha Jones' establishment?
(a) The crickets.
(b) The magpies.
(c) The Victrola.
(d) The bullfrogs.

8. What does the woman say she'll add an extra cup of when she makes Mr. Haha Jones' fruitcake?
(a) Raisins.
(b) Pecans.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Cherries.

9. What do the woman and Truman collect from the White House?
(a) Penny post cards.
(b) Election Ballots.
(c) Photos of the President of the United States.
(d) Thank you notes on White House stationery.

10. What does Queenie do when Truman knocks on Mr. Haha Jones' door?
(a) Lays on the ground.
(b) Hides under the stairs.
(c) Runs away.
(d) Barks.

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

12. Who gets a fruitcake for waving as they pass by?
(a) The truck driver.
(b) Mr. Haha Jones.
(c) The newspaper boy.
(d) The milk man.

13. How many days does it take to make the fruitcakes?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

14. What color is the unlabeled liquor that Mr. Haha Jones brings back for Truman and the woman?
(a) Clear.
(b) Brown.
(c) Daisy-yellow.
(d) Rosey-red.

15. What type of house does Mr. Haha Jones live in?
(a) A mansion.
(b) A shack.
(c) A large log cabin.
(d) A small log cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hatchet strokes does it take to take down the tree?

2. Queenie snores as loud as what?

3. Who comes to town twice a year?

4. Why does the woman want the tree to be twice as tall as a boy?

5. What does the black stove remind Truman of?

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