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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which fast food chain does Evelyn bring for Ninny to eat at the nursing home?
(a) McDonald's.
(b) Taco Bell.
(c) Burger King.
(d) Steak-and-Shake.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT a piece of advice Ninny gives to Evelyn while she is depressed?
(a) Take a walk in the sunshine.
(b) Visit the church.
(c) Start taking #10 stress tabs.
(d) Go visit a psychiatrist.

3. How often does it snow in Whistle Stop?
(a) Once every twenty years.
(b) Once every five years.
(c) Once every ten years.
(d) Once every year.

4. What type of animal does Opal Threadgoode's husband raise on his farm?
(a) Cows.
(b) Horses.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Pigs.

5. During what month of the year does Frank go missing?
(a) March.
(b) September.
(c) June.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the gossip club Idgie starts despite Ruth's objections?

2. Which of the following men was NOT present on the day Ruth escaped from Frank?

3. In what shape is the statue that Vesta Adcock throws through the nursing home window?

4. What part of her body does Dot break, preventing her from leaving the house to collect news?

5. Which of the following pests does Idgie battle on her picnic lunch with Ruth?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Smokey Lonesome return to Whistle Stop after the homeless shelter closes?

2. What are the final thoughts in Smokey Lonesome's head when he is sick in 1965?

3. Why does Stump turn down Peggy's invitation to attend the Sadie Hawkins Day Dance?

4. How does the woman in Slagtown lose fifty dollars?

5. What leaves Vesta heartbroken at the nursing home in 1986?

6. How does Almondine get her name?

7. What is unique about Dot Weems' business practices and journalistic style?

8. Why is Artis sentenced to ten years in prison?

9. How does Stump muster up the courage to ask Peggy out for their first date?

10. What happens when Frank returns to Whistle Stop in search of Ruth?

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