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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Walter work during wartime?
(a) On the front lines.
(b) In the steel mill.
(c) At the iron plant.
(d) On the railroad.

2. What is the name of Artis' friend who nearly lost his dog to a dogcatcher?
(a) Before John.
(b) After Frank.
(c) Before Frank.
(d) After John.

3. In what year does the "Weems Weekly" cease publication?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1969.

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

5. Who is Ninny buried next to in the cemetery?
(a) Idgie.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Cleo.
(d) Albert

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

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

8. What is the name of the soldier who kills Willy Boy?
(a) Wyclef Lyman.
(b) Winston Lewis.
(c) William Lords.
(d) Walter Larson.

9. How many years after his death is Frank Bennett's body discovered?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 50 years.

10. What is the name of Evelyn's alter-ego?
(a) Donna Defence.
(b) Towanda the Avenger.
(c) Rita the Retaliator.
(d) Laquesha of Justice.

11. How does Smokey Lonesome die?
(a) He freezes to death.
(b) He suffocates.
(c) He drowns.
(d) He dies of natural causes in old age.

12. Who does Idgie move in with after Ruth moves out?
(a) Opal.
(b) Sipsey.
(c) Ninny.
(d) Eva.

13. What unusual plant does Ninny find growing in her yard and give to Dot?
(a) A four-leaf clover.
(b) A Venus fly trap.
(c) A poisonous mushroom.
(d) An orchid.

14. In what year does Alabama elect its first female governor?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1971.

15. What is Clarissa buying on the day she watches her uncle being arrested and dragged from the shopping center?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Groceries.
(c) Stockings.
(d) Perfume.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what season of the year do Stump and Peggy get married?

2. In which state is Idgie living at the end of the novel?

3. Which of the following characters is the true Railroad Bill?

4. Which of the following states was NOT searched for Frank Bennett's body?

5. What type of car does Ed drive?

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