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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. How does Ruth feel about Idgie attending her wedding?
(a) She does not know Idgie is there.
(b) She is confused.
(c) She is relieved.
(d) She is embarrassed.

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

3. What is the one article of clothing Idgie refuses to wear?
(a) Gloves.
(b) A hat.
(c) A dress.
(d) Shoes.

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

5. How does the Threadgoode family react when Ruth returns home to them?
(a) They are disappointed.
(b) They are pleased.
(c) They are apathetic.
(d) They are confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adjectives best describes Vest Adcock?

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

3. What is the name of the nursing home where Ninny lives?

4. In which month of the year do Frank and Ruth get married?

5. Which state does Ruth move to in order to be with her fiance, Frank?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Idgie react to the news that Ruth is engaged to Frank?

2. How does Geneene respond to Ninny's assumptions about Evelyn's mental state?

3. What pleasant memories does Ninny have about her childhood growing up around trains?

4. What scam does Biddie Otis buy into, hoping it will help cure her arthritis?

5. How does Idgie know that Frank is beating her?

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

7. What happens when two young girls steal Evelyn's parking spot at the local Piggly Wiggly?

8. What practical joke does Idgie play on her customers on April Fool's Day in 1933?

9. What argument do Evelyn and Ed get into before Easter Sunday lunch in 1986?

10. What outrageous story does Idgie tell Ninny about how her uncle died?

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