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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 does the woman tame?

2. How much money does the woman think she has counted out of the purse?

3. What does the Fun and Freak show feature?

4. What does Truman describe as being sherry-colored?

5. What is Truman stuffing in Section 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Christmas morning.

2. Why does the woman still act like a child?

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

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

6. Describe Mr. Haha Jones.

7. What is the woman and Truman's reaction to Mr. Haha Jones?

8. In Section 2, what causes the woman to run to her room and cry?

9. Why do strangers end up being the woman's truest friends?

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

In Section 2, the relatives find the woman giving Truman whiskey and yell at her. The woman runs to her room and cries all night. Why do you think this made the woman so emotional when she already knew what the relatives were like? How does Truman cheer her up and why does this work?

Essay Topic 2

Would you consider the woman or Truman to be the protagonist character in the book? Why? Name at least two characters that would be the antagonist and why you consider them as someone that is against either Truman or the woman.

Essay Topic 3

Truman and the woman are similar in many ways but they do have some distinguishable differences. Compare and contrast the two characters in detail. Explain their relationship and how they each affect the other characters in the book.

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