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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. What do the woman and Truman win in a national football contest?
2. What type of fishing poles do the woman and Truman pile into the baby carriage?
3. Where do Truman and the woman count their earned money?
4. The woman is afraid that they will put someone where if they "mess around with" her superstition?
5. What is the grand prize for winning the coffee brand-naming contest?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what the woman is wearing in Section 1.
2. What two adjectives would describe the woman? Give reasons for both.
3. Describe the celebration after completing the fruitcakes.
4. What things do the woman and Truman gather in the baby carriage and what does the baby carriage look like?
5. What are some of the woman's physical features that Truman mentions in the story?
6. What is one theme that Truman Capote brings out in A Christmas Memory? Name one part of the story that uses this theme.
7. What things does Truman draw to make into ornaments for the tree?
8. Why does Truman think the woman is still a child?
9. Who are some of the people that Truman and the woman make fruitcakes for?
10. What is the contrast between Mr. Haha Jones' cafe in the day versus the night?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of happiness shown in this book? Describe which characters are most affected by this theme.
Essay Topic 2
Truman and the woman seem to have a similar relationship with the relatives, but in what ways do you think their relationship with the relatives might differ? Compare and contrast these relationships and how it affected each character involved.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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