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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Ninny's hair when Evelyn visits her after Easter?
(a) Pink.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) Green.

2. Which of the following Presidents visited Whistle Stop?
(a) Herbert Hoover.
(b) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt.
(d) Harry S. Truman.

3. Which of the following men was NOT present on the day Ruth escaped from Frank?
(a) Billy Limeway.
(b) Big George.
(c) Wilbur Weems.
(d) Ed Couch.

4. How does Ruth recognize Frank even though he wears KKK robes?
(a) By his shoes.
(b) By his broad shoulders.
(c) By the shape of his head.
(d) She does not recognize Frank in his robes.

5. Why does Vesta run over her gardener?
(a) Because she thinks he's lazy.
(b) Because she is racist.
(c) Because she finds out he's stealing from her.
(d) Because he forgets to show up for work one day.

6. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of Big George's children?
(a) Willianna.
(b) Artis.
(c) Naughty Bird.
(d) Wonderful Counselor

7. In what shape is the statue that Vesta Adcock throws through the nursing home window?
(a) A porch swing.
(b) A heart.
(c) A flower.
(d) A slipper.

8. Which state does Ruth move to in order to be with her fiance, Frank?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Kentucky.

9. How does Artis sustain the injuries on his hands that are written about in the local newspaper?
(a) From a dog bite.
(b) Fighting in a bar.
(c) Opening a bottle of wine.
(d) Burning his hands in a campfire.

10. Who finally encouraged Ruth to leave Frank once and for all?
(a) Ruth's mother.
(b) Ruth's sister.
(c) Ruth's brother.
(d) Ruth's father.

11. What is the name of the nursing home where Ninny lives?
(a) Rose Terrace.
(b) Lilac Valley.
(c) Amber Cove.
(d) Yellow Mountain.

12. What type of business did Ninny's father own when Ninny was a child?
(a) An automobile dealership.
(b) A camp ground.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) A general store.

13. What part of a man's face is accidentally blown off when he bites down onto a blasting cap?
(a) His nose.
(b) His ears.
(c) His eyebrows.
(d) His lips.

14. Who is the only person that knows where Idgie is hiding when she leaves town?
(a) Sipsey.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Big George.
(d) Ninny.

15. Who adopts the baby boy abandoned at the train station?
(a) Idgie.
(b) Cleo.
(c) Sipsey.
(d) Evelyn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what decade does Idgie Threadgoode open the Whistle Stop Cafe?

2. Where does Idgie sit while Frank and Ruth exchange their wedding vows?

3. What does Idgie Threadgoode claim to have found inside a hen's egg?

4. How does Idgie's mother feel about Idgie's relationship with Ruth?

5. Which of the following adjectives does Dot Weems use to describe the photo of Mr. Pinto that Stump took?

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