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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator gag when he enters Holly's bedroom?
(a) From the horrible mess.
(b) From the smell of rotting food.
(c) From the appearance of Holly.
(d) From the strong smell of perfume.

2. Who yells at Holly and her husband when they meet again for the first time?
(a) The narrator.
(b) Rusty Trawler.
(c) Madame Sapphia Spanella.
(d) Mag Wildwood.

3. What item of furniture is added to Holly's apartment in March?
(a) A bar.
(b) An army cot.
(c) A bed.
(d) A couch.

4. What does Holly give O.J. Berman in March?
(a) The narrator`s number.
(b) Permission to line up auditions for her.
(c) Her key.
(d) The narrator's story.

5. What season does the narrator receive a postcard from Holly?
(a) Summer.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

6. When does Holly leave for Brazil?
(a) In three weeks.
(b) On the weekend.
(c) A week from Saturday.
(d) In a couple of days.

7. What does the man who follows the narrator want?
(a) A friend.
(b) A place to stay.
(c) Information.
(d) Money.

8. What scandal does Holly become associated with?
(a) A political scandal.
(b) A sex scandal.
(c) A embezzlement scandal.
(d) A narcotics scandal.

9. Why do the narrator and Holly begin to see less of each other?
(a) The narrator is too busy writing.
(b) The narrator and Holly get into a fight.
(c) The narrator gets a job.
(d) Holly gets a job.

10. What is the name of the hamburger joint where the narrator goes?
(a) Hamburgers 'R' Us.
(b) Burger Hut.
(c) Hamburger Heaven.
(d) Ham Spot.

11. Why is the narrator unable to get through to O.J.Berman the first time he calls him?
(a) O.J. doesn't want to talk to the narrator.
(b) O.J. is having a massage.
(c) O.J. is napping.
(d) O.J. is busy with a client.

12. Who does the narrator find in Holly's apartment when he goes to feed her cat?
(a) Jose's cousin.
(b) Jose.
(c) A childhood friend of Holly.
(d) Mae Wildwood.

13. What is the narrator asked to give to Holly by the person in Holly's apartment?
(a) A letter.
(b) A plane ticket.
(c) Some cash.
(d) A photograph.

14. How does the narrator describe Mildred Grossman physically?
(a) A buxom blonde.
(b) Moist, flat hair with greasy spectacles.
(c) Short, stout and slimy.
(d) Soft features and inviting scent.

15. What does Joe Bell hire to take Holly to the airport?
(a) A luxury taxi.
(b) A Packard Clipper.
(c) A Delahaye convertible.
(d) A Carey Cadillac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the new tenant have in common with Holly?

2. What does Holly give the narrator for Christmas?

3. How does Holly describe Sally Tomato to the newspaper?

4. Where do Holly and Jose go after Key West?

5. What would Holly rather have than a dishonest heart?

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