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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of fishing poles do the woman and Truman pile into the baby carriage?
(a) Pussy willow fishing poles.
(b) Sugar cane fishing poles.
(c) Stick fishing poles.
(d) Rod and reel fishing poles.

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

3. What does the woman declare at the beginning of her favorite season?
(a) It is "jam and jelly weather".
(b) It is "tree picking weather".
(c) It is "bible reading weather".
(d) It is "fruitcake weather".

4. Where are the nuts that are used to make the fruitcake that is found?
(a) Among leaves and grass.
(b) On the trees.
(c) At the store.
(d) In baskets ready to be sold.

5. What do the woman and Truman use to collect nuts for making fruitcake?
(a) Their pockets.
(b) A baby carriage.
(c) A cardboard box.
(d) A basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom does Truman learn the true meaning of Christmas?

2. How many miles is the most that the woman has ever traveled from her home?

3. How much does the Fun and Freak show make before it is shut down?

4. What is the woman's favorite color?

5. What type of flowers does the woman's hat have on it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of things are contained in the trunk in the attic?

2. Truman mentions the items the woman and himself have to buy to make their fruitcakes. Name the items that the woman and Truman must buy to complete their fruitcakes.

3. In Section 2, what causes the woman to run to her room and cry?

4. Describe the kitchen of the house.

5. What is the purpose of Truman mentioning the kites at the end of the story?

6. Why does the woman call Truman "Buddy"?

7. Describe the woman.

8. Why does Truman think the woman is still a child?

9. Who are some of the people that Truman and the woman make fruitcakes for?

10. Name some ways that Truman and the woman earned money to make fruitcake.

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