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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of voice does the woman use at best to talk to Mr. Haha Jones?

2. Who offers to buy the Christmas tree?

3. How much money does Mr. Haha Jones ask the woman for in exchange for the needed ingredient?

4. What is the most expensive ingredient for making fruitcake?

5. Who has "eyes that scold and tongues that scald"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are some uses of symbolism in A Christmas Memory. Name two instances where the author uses a particular object or event to symbolize something else and explain why you think this symbolism was used.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think that making fruitcakes was beneficial and essential for the woman to accomplish each season? Did Truman get the same benefits from making fruitcakes? What character changes and improvements did Truman experience from being involved with the fruitcake making?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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