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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is an exciting time of year for Truman and the woman?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

2. What does the woman read?
(a) The Bible.
(b) The Bible and funny papers.
(c) The funny papers.
(d) Nothing.

3. In what month does the story begin?
(a) January.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) October.

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

5. How much money does the woman think she has counted out of the purse?
(a) $13.00.
(b) $12.73.
(c) $13.99.
(d) $13.01.

6. What has the woman never received or sent?
(a) A fruitcake.
(b) A letter.
(c) A telegram.
(d) A postcard.

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

8. Who owns the baby carriage?
(a) The woman.
(b) The relatives.
(c) Truman.
(d) Queenie.

9. Why are there no birds singing before the woman gets out of bed?
(a) They had gone to warmer country.
(b) It was too cold.
(c) It was too early.
(d) The woman had earplugs in her ears.

10. Who is Queenie?
(a) A store keeper.
(b) A dog.
(c) A horse.
(d) A relative.

11. Why is the Fun and Freak show shut down?
(a) The relatives ordered the woman to stop the show.
(b) The three-legged chicken died.
(c) Queenie attacked the three-legged chicken.
(d) People stopped coming.

12. What color is the woman's bed?
(a) Pink.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Brown.

13. If the woman and Truman "mess around with" her superstition, she is afraid that the cakes will do what?
(a) Not cool.
(b) Be too bulky.
(c) Fall.
(d) Fail.

14. What type of coin does Truman call the liveliest?
(a) Dimes.
(b) Quarters.
(c) Pennies.
(d) Nickels.

15. What do both Truman and the woman believe in?
(a) Indian spirits.
(b) The relatives.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Ghosts.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman states that "we can't mess around with" what?

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

3. What does the woman have courage to do?

4. What are the flowers on the woman's hat made of?

5. What is Truman stuffing in Section 1?

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