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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is superstitious?
2. What do both Truman and the woman believe in?
3. What does Truman describe as the "carnage of August"?
4. The woman knows an old time Indian cure that is supposed to remove what?
5. How many miles is the most that the woman has ever traveled from her home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the demeanor of Mr. Haha Jones that Truman and the woman experience in their short time with him.
2. Do Truman and the woman fit in with society?
3. What type of genre do you consider A Christmas Memory to be, and why?
4. What is one theme that Truman Capote brings out in A Christmas Memory? Name one part of the story that uses this theme.
5. In what way is the woman strong?
6. What does the kite look like that the woman gives Truman for Christmas?
7. What happens when the woman and Truman go out to fly their kites?
8. What is the contrast between Mr. Haha Jones' cafe in the day versus the night?
9. Describe the woman.
10. What things does Truman draw to make into ornaments for the tree?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The majority of A Christmas Memory takes place during Christmas time. Discuss the ways that Truman Capote brings out the themes of Christmas throughout his book.
Essay Topic 2
There are obviously conflict issues between characters in A Christmas Memory. Truman and the woman have conflict with the relatives but are there other characters that they find conflict with? Do you think either Truman or the woman experience conflict within themselves? In what ways? Name one particular conflicting relationship between two characters in the book. Describe what the conflict does to the outcome of both characters.
Essay Topic 3
In A Christmas Memory, Truman talks about the scrapbooks that he and the woman keep. He mentions that the items in the scrapbooks make them feel connected. Name two items found in the scrapbook and how they "connect" the woman and Truman to the world. What other things in the story seem to connect the woman and Truman to the world that they don't really know? How? Do you think Truman wants to see more of the world? Why or why not? Do you think the woman wants to see more of the world? Why or why not?
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