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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the woman and Truman want to name their brand of coffee for a contest they entered?
2. Which coins does Truman consider "bitter-odored"?
3. In what month does the story begin?
4. What covers the woman's bed?
5. Who is Queenie?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the woman and Truman decorate their Christmas tree?
2. How does Truman's absence affect the woman?
3. Every Saturday Truman goes to a picture show. Why doesn't the woman ever go with him?
4. What things do the woman and Truman gather in the baby carriage and what does the baby carriage look like?
5. What is Mr. Haha Jones' occupation?
6. Describe the woman's hat.
7. Describe what the woman is wearing in Section 1.
8. Name some ways that Truman and the woman earned money to make fruitcake.
9. Why does the woman call Truman "Buddy"?
10. Truman thinks of all the things he would like to buy for the woman for Christmas while he is making her gift. What types of things would Truman like to buy for the woman and what does he make for her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
There are obviously conflict issues between characters in A Christmas Memory. Truman and the woman have conflict with the relatives but are there other characters that they find conflict with? Do you think either Truman or the woman experience conflict within themselves? In what ways? Name one particular conflicting relationship between two characters in the book. Describe what the conflict does to the outcome of both characters.
Essay Topic 2
The book, A Christmas Memory, was based on Truman Capote's life. Truman Capote became a well known writer. How do you think his childhood experiences contributed to his outcome as a human being? Obviously Truman's cousin influenced him for the better, but what other characters do you think shaped Truman into the eventual adult he would become? How did these character's influence Truman's future?
Essay Topic 3
Choose one character other than Truman and the woman to discuss. Give a brief description of the character. What element does this character bring to the book? How does this character influence Truman? How does this character influence the woman? Would the book be the same without this character? Why or why not?
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