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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which coins does Truman consider "bitter-odored"?
(a) Dimes.
(b) Pennies.
(c) Quarters.
(d) Nickels.

2. 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 dime.
(d) A nickel.

3. What does Truman describe as the "carnage of August"?
(a) The dead flies they killed for money.
(b) The dead flies on the porch.
(c) The dead flies under their beds.
(d) The dead flies on the window.

4. How much do Truman and the woman charge adults to get into the Fun and Freak show?
(a) A dime.
(b) Three cents.
(c) A nickel.
(d) Six cents.

5. What place do the woman and Truman take in the national football contest that they entered?
(a) Thirty-seventh.
(b) Fifty-second.
(c) Twenty-fifth.
(d) Seventy-ninth.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Section 1, how old is the woman?

2. The woman is afraid that they will put someone where if they "mess around with" her superstition?

3. Why are there no birds singing before the woman gets out of bed?

4. What color is the woman's bed?

5. In Section 1, how old is Truman?

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