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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the last person Artis thinks about before he dies?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

2. What does Idgie serve the two detectives who stop in the cafe in search of Frank?
(a) Pie and coffee.
(b) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(c) Tea and biscuits.
(d) Mashed potatoes and gravy.

3. Which of the following characters will play the flower girl at the Dill Pickle Club's wedding?
(a) Wilbur.
(b) Stump.
(c) Sipsey.
(d) Idgie.

4. Which of the following buildings has NOT closed in Whistle Stop by the year 1956?
(a) The Cafe.
(b) The Hair Salon.
(c) The Post Office.
(d) The Public Library.

5. Where is Frank Bennett's body found?
(a) In the cemetery.
(b) In the river.
(c) In a vacant lot.
(d) Beneath the Whistle Stop Cafe.

6. What is the name of Ninny's husband?
(a) Clement.
(b) Clancy.
(c) Clark.
(d) Cleo.

7. Which of the following characters wishes she had been born black, not white?
(a) Idgie.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Ninny.

8. Which of the following headlines does Dot write for the article about Idgie's arrest?
(a) Threadgoode Arrested, Cafe Closed.
(b) Dot does not write an article about Idgie's arrest.
(c) Idgie Threadgoode a Killer?
(d) Threadgoode turns Threadbad

9. Where is Artis when he dies?
(a) In his car.
(b) At the cafe.
(c) In a hotel.
(d) In his mother's house.

10. In which Alabaman city does Idgie drop Artis off after helping him get released from prison?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Alabaster.
(c) Mobile.
(d) Deatsville.

11. What is Officer Smoote's first name?
(a) Carl.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Christopher.
(d) Charlie.

12. Who cares for Ruth when she falls sick with cancer?
(a) Naughty Bird.
(b) Sipsey.
(c) Onzell.
(d) Idgie.

13. What does Ed sell for a living?
(a) Used cars.
(b) Insurance.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Encyclopedias.

14. Which of the following supermarkets does Evelyn shop at?
(a) Walmart.
(b) Target.
(c) Piggly Wiggly.
(d) Big Top.

15. How much money does the woman in Slagtown lose to a phony faith healer?
(a) Seventy-five dollars.
(b) Fifty dollars.
(c) One hundred dollars.
(d) Twenty-five dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following substances does Wilbur get stuck in his hair while working?

2. Which of the following events is NOT listed in the August 10, 1954 edition of the newspaper under the headline, "Mishaps Galore"?

3. To which city does Evelyn travel for vacation after leaving Ninny in the nursing home?

4. What type of car does Ed drive?

5. How many grandchildren does Evelyn have at the end of the novel?

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