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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. Who is the only person that knows where Idgie is hiding when she leaves town?
(a) Ninny.
(b) Evelyn.
(c) Sipsey.
(d) Big George.

2. How was criminal Mr. Pinto executed?
(a) He was hanged.
(b) He was shot by a firing squad.
(c) He was given a lethal injection.
(d) He was electrocuted.

3. In what shape is the statue that Vesta Adcock throws through the nursing home window?
(a) A flower.
(b) A porch swing.
(c) A slipper.
(d) A heart.

4. What type of musical instrument does Essie Limeway sell?
(a) Pianos.
(b) Drums.
(c) Violins.
(d) Flutes.

5. What beverage does Idgie give Smokey to drink when she sees his hands shaking?
(a) She does not give him anything to drink.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Water.
(d) Whiskey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Idgie Threadgoode claim to have found inside a hen's egg?

2. What part of a man's face is accidentally blown off when he bites down onto a blasting cap?

3. What does Idgie use to break all the windows in her bedroom on the day Ruth leaves town?

4. How much did Albert weigh when he was born?

5. Which of the following adjectives does Dot Weems use to describe the photo of Mr. Pinto that Stump took?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What shocking news do Cleo and Ninny receive about their son Albert when he is twenty-two months old?

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

4. What happens to Evelyn while shopping at the local Piggly Wiggly that plummets her new-found self-confidence?

5. How does Artis feel about Birmingham, Alabama immediately upon arriving?

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

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

8. Why does Vesta Adcock's husband leave her?

9. How does Dot feel when she hears that the Post Office will close in the year 1956?

10. Where does Idgie go when Ruth leaves town?

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