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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much do Truman and the woman charge kids to get into the Fun and Freak show?
(a) Two cents.
(b) A penny.
(c) A nickel.
(d) A dime.

2. Who is the main character in the story?
(a) The relatives.
(b) Mr. Haha Jones.
(c) Truman.
(d) The butcher.

3. How many days does it take to make the fruitcakes?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. How does the woman celebrate sending all the fruitcakes?
(a) By reading a passage in the Bible.
(b) By drinking leftover whiskey.
(c) By going to church.
(d) By keeping a fruitcake for herself.

5. What covers the woman's bed?
(a) A scrap-quilt.
(b) A thin sheet.
(c) A gunney sack.
(d) A wool blanket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of establishment does Mr. Haha Jones own?

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

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

4. If the woman and Truman "mess around with" her superstition, she is afraid that the cakes will do what?

5. What do Truman and the woman do when they find they may have saved $13?

(see the answer key)

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