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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time of day do the woman and Truman return from finding their tree?

2. How does Truman cheer up the woman after she has been crying all night?

3. Who is exhausted and sad after sending off the last fruitcake?

4. Who does Truman describe as a giant?

5. After the woman and Truman receive the whiskey from Mr. Haha Jones, the woman describes Mr. Jones as what type of man?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who is your favorite character in A Christmas Memory? What benefits does this character bring to the story? Without this character in the story, how would things be different? Name some things that might remain the same if this character did not exist.

Essay Topic 3

Section 1 mentions that the woman and Truman take great care in gathering ingredients to make fruitcake. What do you think it means that they "took great care"? Explain ways that you think the woman and Truman took care in gathering ingredients and also explain other instances where they might have expressed great care in doing something.

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