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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following characters does NOT testify on Idgie's behalf at the murder trial?
(a) Smokey Lonesome.
(b) Eva Bates.
(c) Reverend Scroggins.
(d) Curtis Smoote.

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

3. Who does Smokey Lonesome claim is the only woman he ever loved?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Eva.
(c) Idgie.
(d) Opal.

4. Who promises to avenge the death of Willy Boy Peavy?
(a) Artis.
(b) Sipsey.
(c) Big George.
(d) Onzell.

5. In what season of the year do Stump and Peggy get married?
(a) In the fall.
(b) In the winter.
(c) In the spring.
(d) In the summer.

6. What is the name of the church Evelyn attends on Easter Sunday morning, 1986?
(a) Noah's Ark Church.
(b) Malcom X Church.
(c) Martin Luther King Jr. Church.
(d) All God's Children Church.

7. Which of the following family members is embarrassed to be seen in public with Jasper Peavy?
(a) His brother.
(b) His grandson.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His mother.

8. What is the name of the black nurse who smokes cigarettes in Ninny's bedroom?
(a) Gennifer.
(b) Graham.
(c) Geneene.
(d) Gretchen.

9. What does Ninny think is the most beautiful part about Evelyn?
(a) Her skin.
(b) Her smile.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her eyes.

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

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

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

13. During what season of the year will Jasper Peavy earn his retirement?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Winter.

14. How much money does Ninny give Evelyn to go buy her a Coke?
(a) A dime.
(b) A nickle.
(c) A dollar.
(d) A quarter.

15. Which of the following substances does Wilbur get stuck in his hair while working?
(a) Lacquer.
(b) Rubber cement.
(c) Tar.
(d) Chewing gum.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Artis in prison before Idgie comes to release him?

2. How old was Jasper when he began work on the railroad?

3. Who does Idgie move in with after Ruth moves out?

4. Which of the following characters wishes she had been born black, not white?

5. How long does Smokey Lonesome live in a homeless shelter after being fired from his job?

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