A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

What is the setting of the story?

• late November in a large old house in the country

• springtime in a small town in Nebraska

• summer in a lake cottage in Vermont

• early June at a seaside house in North Carolina

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What approximate decade did the story encompass?

• the 1980's

• the 1930's or 1940's

• the 1890's

• the 1950's

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What were the ages of the two friends in the story?

• ages 15 and 55

• ages 16 and 40

• ages 7 and mid-60's

• ages 17 and 18

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What event caused the woman to say, "It's fruitcake weather!"?

• an autumn sunrise where the temperatures dropped below 50 degrees 

• a heavy rainstorm on a hot summer day

• a dust storm in April

• a wintry morning in November that required them to light the fireplace

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Why does the woman call the boy "Buddy" when that's not his name?

• she had a childhood best friend named Buddy who died in the 1880's

• she is remembering her husband who died a year ago

• she has dementia and calls him a different name every day

• his name is a German name that she can't pronounce

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What does the old phrase "fetch our buggy" mean?

• air up the flat tires on the horse buggy

• go get the baby buggy for me

• decorate the buggy for a parade

• grease the axles on the old wooden horse-drawn buggy

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Which word does NOT belong with the others?

• gear

• paraphernalia

• materials

• notice

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Which word does NOT belong with the others?

• start

• finish

• begin

• inaugurate

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Buddy speaks of his friend as if they were equals. What obstacle might they have had to overcome to establish their friendship?

• the primary language they each speak

• their upbringing in vastly different parts of the country

• their age difference

• their different economic statuses

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The childishness of Buddy's friend can be seen in

• her joy at running the Fun & Freak Museum in a backyard woodshed

• her bravery when she killed the largest rattlesnake in the county

• her thoughts about dying

• her claim that she had never worn cosmetics

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