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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 flowers does the woman's hat have on it?
(a) Lilies.
(b) Daisies.
(c) Carnations.
(d) Roses.

2. Why is the Fun and Freak show shut down?
(a) The three-legged chicken died.
(b) Queenie attacked the three-legged chicken.
(c) The relatives ordered the woman to stop the show.
(d) People stopped coming.

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

4. What has the woman never received or sent?
(a) A letter.
(b) A fruitcake.
(c) A telegram.
(d) A postcard.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman declare at the beginning of her favorite season?

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

3. What does the woman tame?

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

5. In Section 1, how old is the woman?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mr. Haha Jones' wife.

2. What things do the woman and Truman gather in the baby carriage and what does the baby carriage look like?

3. Describe the celebration after completing the fruitcakes.

4. Describe the woman.

5. The money for the fruitcake fund is hidden in what way?

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

7. What is Mr. Haha Jones' occupation?

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

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

10. Name two adjectives to describe Mr. Haha Jones and why you chose these particular words.

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