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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. How does the Club raise money?

2. What does Rita write about in her first article?

3. Who does the club want to raise money for at the beginning of the book?

4. Who tells the Club about Mr. Crook's body being found?

5. What convinces Queenie to allow the family to camp on her property?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Queenie describe the members of the Club at the beginning of the book?

2. Why does Rita think the Sheriff was part of Ben's death?

3. How does Velma cover up her secret at the end of the book?

4. How is Velma's pregnancy revealed to the Pickles?

5. How does Queenie want to raise money for unwed mothers?

6. What message of friendship does Zepha leave for Queenie?

7. What does Queenie say this book is about at the beginning of the book?

8. What does the Reverend ask the Club members to do for him?

9. What does Mrs. Judd say as Rita leaves the house after her questions for Ella, and how does Queenie interpret this?

10. What does Lizzy ask of Zepha, and how does Zepha respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grover presented a very interesting and unique philosophy on life. What was this philosophy, and how did this different idealism affect the people around him?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Who in this book was searching for revenge, and how did their quest for this change their actions and the actions of others.

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