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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 is the purse made out of that the woman keeps the money in?
2. What does the woman have courage to do?
3. How much do Truman and the woman charge kids to get into the Fun and Freak show?
4. How much do Truman and the woman charge adults to get into the Fun and Freak show?
5. The woman knows an old time Indian cure that is supposed to remove what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the term "fruitcake weather" refer to?
2. Do Truman and the woman fit in with society?
3. What types of things are contained in the trunk in the attic?
4. What things do the woman and Truman gather in the baby carriage and what does the baby carriage look like?
5. How does Truman cheer up the woman in Section 2?
6. Describe the demeanor of Mr. Haha Jones that Truman and the woman experience in their short time with him.
7. In Section 2, what causes Truman to be sad?
8. Who are some of the people that Truman and the woman make fruitcakes for?
9. Why does Truman think the woman is still a child?
10. Describe Christmas breakfast.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the simple things that the woman enjoys in life. Does this make the woman an easy target for people to ridicule her? Why? Do you think the woman cared that people thought she was strange or different? What simple things do you think Truman learned to enjoy from the woman? Do you think the relatives enjoyed any of life's simplicities? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
The book, A Christmas Memory, was based on Truman Capote's life. Truman Capote became a well known writer. How do you think his childhood experiences contributed to his outcome as a human being? Obviously Truman's cousin influenced him for the better, but what other characters do you think shaped Truman into the eventual adult he would become? How did these character's influence Truman's future?
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think that making fruitcakes was beneficial and essential for the woman to accomplish each season? Did Truman get the same benefits from making fruitcakes? What character changes and improvements did Truman experience from being involved with the fruitcake making?
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