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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says the woman is "shy around everyone but strangers"?

2. Where do the fruitcakes sit after they are done?

3. While Truman and the woman are searching for the Christmas tree, they come across frogs the size of what?

4. How many hatchet strokes does it take to take down the tree?

5. Who offers to buy the Christmas tree?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There are some uses of symbolism in A Christmas Memory. Name two instances where the author uses a particular object or event to symbolize something else and explain why you think this symbolism was used.

Essay Topic 3

There is an underlying theme of giving in A Christmas Memory. Name two characters other than the woman that gave of themselves in some way in this book. Name a specific instance for both characters and explain what their expectations were after they gave of themselves. Compare and contrast these two characters' methods of giving.

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