A Christmas Memory

1.

1 point

All of the following places are part of the setting of "A Christmas Memory" except a(n) __________________

riverside cafe.

church.

forest.

attic.

2.

1 point

Which of the following items is not an activity that binds the two friends together?

flying kites

making decorations

travelling

drinking whiskey

3.

1 point

How are flapjacks and hominy grits part of the setting of "A Christmas Memory"?

The fact that they are described makes them part of the setting.

The images of these foods are so detailed, a reader can almost taste them.

They show the traits and attitudes of the two main characters.

They help show the customs of characters in a certain time and place.

4.

1 point

Buddy and his friend keep their money______________.

at Mr. Ha Ha Jones's house.

buried in the pecan orchard.

in the local bank's Christmas club.

under a floorboard beneath the bed.

5.

1 point

When it comes to his other relatives, Buddy___________

feels that they offer him a lot of support.

is jealous of the attention they pay to his cousin.

barely acknowledges their existence.

feels very close to them.

6.

1 point

Which sentence tells you that Buddy's friend has died?

"I wrapped her in a Fine Linen sheet and rode her in the buggy down to Simpson's pasture where she can be with all her Bones."

"The other Buddy died in the 1880's, when she was still a child."

"I'll wager at the very end a body realizes the Lord has already shown Himself."

"A morning arrives...when she cannot rouse herself to exclaim: "Oh my, it's fruitcake weather!"

7.

1 point

Toward the end of story, Buddy is seperated from his friend. Why?

His friend is sent to the hospital to suffer her last illness.

A letter from President Roosevelt invites her to the White House.

Buddy is sent to military school by his relatives.

He runs away from home.

8.

1 point

Buddy compares his friend to a bantam hen becuase she is ____________

as flighty as a bird.

small and sprightly.

not very intelligent.

always poking her "beak" into things.

9.

1 point

Which of the following statements best describes Buddy's friend?

Fashion is her passion.

Big cities facinate her.

She spends a lot of time at the movies.

She has strong feelings about God.

10.

1 point

What is the difference between tone and mood?

They are synonyms; there is no real difference.

Tone appeals to the sense of hearing; mood appeals to the sense of sight.

Tone expresses how an author feels; mood is how an author makes the reader feel.

Mood can be created through setting, but tone cannot.

11.

1 point

Which adjective best applies to Buddy's friend?

unstable

elegant

generous

cruel

12.

1 point

Which image from the story appeals to the sense of smell?

"a hateful heap of bitter-odored pennies..."

"sweet, oily, ivory meat mounts in the milk-glass bowl."

"A straw cartwheel corsaged with velvet roses out-of-doors has faded..."

"words tumbling together into a wrathful tune..."

13.

1 point

Which custom is a major part of the setting and mood of "A Christmas Memory"?

Kissing under the mistletoe.

Inviting friends to a Christmas party.

Making and giving gifts.

Listening for Santa Claus' sleigh.

14.

1 point

Buddy and his friend give fruitcakes to everyone except_________.

a bus driver.

the relatives they live with.

President Roosevelt.

people who visit them only once.