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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 does Truman use ten cents for every Saturday?
(a) To go to tap dancing lessons.
(b) To buy bubble gum and candy.
(c) To buy food for dinner.
(d) To go to the picture show.

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

3. How much do Truman and the woman charge adults to get into the Fun and Freak show?
(a) Six cents.
(b) A nickel.
(c) Three cents.
(d) A dime.

4. How many rattles does the rattlesnake have that the woman kills?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Ten.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman states that "we can't mess around with" what?

2. Where are the nuts that are used to make the fruitcake that is found?

3. Which bell does the woman hear before she declares it's fruitcake weather?

4. Why are there no birds singing before the woman gets out of bed?

5. What are the flowers on the woman's hat made of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the woman's relationship with the relatives.

2. In what way is the woman strong?

3. What is Mr. Haha Jones' occupation?

4. Describe the woman.

5. 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.

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

7. Describe what the woman is wearing in Section 1.

8. Describe Queenie.

9. Describe Mr. Haha Jones' wife.

10. What type of genre do you consider A Christmas Memory to be, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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