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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the grand prize for winning the coffee brand-naming contest?

4. Where do Truman and the woman count their earned money?

5. Why is the Fun and Freak show shut down?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the woman and Truman go out to fly their kites?

2. How does Truman cheer up the woman in Section 2?

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

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

5. How do the woman and Truman decorate their Christmas tree?

6. In Section 1, the woman declares that she knew it was fruitcake weather "before I got out of bed". What things does she mention that help her come to this conclusion?

7. How does Truman's absence affect the woman?

8. Describe the place where the woman and Truman find the tree.

9. Why are the relatives referred to as "those who know best"?

10. What does the term "fruitcake weather" refer to?

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