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A Christmas Memory
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selection “A Christmas Memory.”
____ 1. Buddy and his friend keep their money —
a.
at Mr. Haha Jones’s house
c.
buried in the pecan orchard
b.
in the local bank’s Christmas club
d.
under a floorboard beneath the bed
____ 2. Buddy and his friend give fruitcakes to everyone except —
a.
the relatives they live with
c.
people who visit them only once
b.
a bus driver
d.
President Roosevelt
____ 3. Which of the following statements best describes Buddy’s friend?
a.
Fashion is her passion.
c.
Big cities fascinate her.
b.
She has strong feelings about God.
d.
She spends a lot of time at the movies.
____ 4. Buddy compares his friend to a bantam hen because she is —
a.
always poking her “beak” into things
c.
small and sprightly
b.
not very intelligent
d.
as flighty as a bird
____ 5. When it comes to his other relatives, Buddy —
a.
barely acknowledges their existence
b.
feels very close to them
c.
is jealous of the attention they pay to his cousin
d.
feels that they offer him a lot of support
____ 6. Which adjective best applies to Buddy’s friend?
a.
unstable
c.
elegant
b.
generous
d.
cruel
____ 7. Which of the following items is not an activity that binds the two friends together?
a.
Flying kites
c.
Making decorations
b.
Traveling
d.
Drinking whiskey
____ 8. Toward the end of the story, Buddy is separated from his friend. Why?
a.
He runs away from home.
b.
His friend is sent to the hospital to suffer her last illness.
c.
A letter from President Roosevelt invites Buddy’s friend to the White House.
d.
Buddy is sent to military school by his relatives.
____ 9. Which sentence tells you that Buddy’s friend has died?
a.
“A morning arrives . . . when she cannot rouse herself to exclaim: ‘Oh my, it’s
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selection “A Christmas Memory.”
____ 1. Buddy and his friend keep their money —
a.
at Mr. Haha Jones’s house
c.
buried in the pecan orchard
b.
in the local bank’s Christmas club
d.
under a floorboard beneath the bed
____ 2. Buddy and his friend give fruitcakes to everyone except —
a.
the relatives they live with
c.
people who visit them only once
b.
a bus driver
d.
President Roosevelt
____ 3. Which of the following statements best describes Buddy’s friend?
a.
Fashion is her passion.
c.
Big cities fascinate her.
b.
She has strong feelings about God.
d.
She spends a lot of time at the movies.
____ 4. Buddy compares his friend to a bantam hen because she is —
a.
always poking her “beak” into things
c.
small and sprightly
b.
not very intelligent
d.
as flighty as a bird
____ 5. When it comes to his other relatives, Buddy —
a.
barely acknowledges their existence
b.
feels very close to them
c.
is jealous of the attention they pay to his cousin
d.
feels that they offer him a lot of support
____ 6. Which adjective best applies to Buddy’s friend?
a.
unstable
c.
elegant
b.
generous
d.
cruel
____ 7. Which of the following items is not an activity that binds the two friends together?
a.
Flying kites
c.
Making decorations
b.
Traveling
d.
Drinking whiskey
____ 8. Toward the end of the story, Buddy is separated from his friend. Why?
a.
He runs away from home.
b.
His friend is sent to the hospital to suffer her last illness.
c.
A letter from President Roosevelt invites Buddy’s friend to the White House.
d.
Buddy is sent to military school by his relatives.
____ 9. Which sentence tells you that Buddy’s friend has died?
a.
“A morning arrives . . . when she cannot rouse herself to exclaim: ‘Oh my, it’s