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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 color is Queenie?
(a) Gray and orange.
(b) Black and gray.
(c) White and orange.
(d) White and black.

2. The woman is afraid that they will put someone where if they "mess around with" her superstition?
(a) In the snow.
(b) In the hospital.
(c) In their sick bed.
(d) In the cemetery.

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

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

5. What is the purse made out of that the woman keeps the money in?
(a) Leather.
(b) Silk.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Beads.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does the story begin?

2. Who is the main character in the story?

3. Which coins does Truman consider "bitter-odored"?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Queenie.

3. What things does Truman draw to make into ornaments for the tree?

4. Name some things that the woman has done.

5. What is one theme that Truman Capote brings out in A Christmas Memory? Name one part of the story that uses this theme.

6. Describe the woman.

7. Why does Truman never mention the names of his relatives?

8. Do Truman and the woman fit in with society?

9. How does the woman change after Truman leaves for military school?

10. 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.

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