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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of these things must the woman and Truman kill to earn a penny?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) Twenty.

2. Why does the woman want the tree to be twice as tall as a boy?
(a) "So a boy can't steal the star".
(b) So she can measure the tree against Truman.
(c) "So a boy can help pull the tree".
(d) "So a boy can't ruin the needles".

3. What is the purse made out of that the woman keeps the money in?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Silk.
(c) Leather.
(d) Beads.

4. What do Truman and the woman do when they find they may have saved $13?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Toss a penny out the window.
(c) Give a dollar away.
(d) Bury a penny.

5. How many hatchet strokes does it take to take down the tree?
(a) 30.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an exciting time of year for Truman and the woman?

2. How many days does it take to make the fruitcakes?

3. What is the black stove stoked with?

4. How many miles is the most that the woman has ever traveled from her home?

5. The woman knows an old time Indian cure that is supposed to remove what?

(see the answer key)

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