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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 of the following items does Ninny claim was stolen from one of her friends' bedrooms at the nursing home?
(a) A diary.
(b) A photo frame.
(c) A pair of false teeth.
(d) A gold necklace.

2. Why does Vesta run over her gardener?
(a) Because she finds out he's stealing from her.
(b) Because she is racist.
(c) Because she thinks he's lazy.
(d) Because he forgets to show up for work one day.

3. Which of the following pests does Idgie battle on her picnic lunch with Ruth?
(a) Ants.
(b) Cicadas.
(c) Mosquitos.
(d) Bees.

4. What part of a man's face is accidentally blown off when he bites down onto a blasting cap?
(a) His eyebrows.
(b) His lips.
(c) His nose.
(d) His ears.

5. Who rushes Buddy Jr. to the hospital after he is struck by the train?
(a) Big George.
(b) Onzell.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Sipsey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Limeway's nickname?

2. To whose home does Idgie often send people who ask where they can purchase whiskey?

3. What is the one object Wilbur remembers to save from his garage while it burns down?

4. Which of the following bills are particularly high for residents in Whistle Stop during the early 1930's?

5. What color is Ninny's hair when Evelyn visits her after Easter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What funny story does Sipsey tell about childbirth during a meeting with the Dill Pickle's Club?

2. Why does Idgie drive to Georgia? What does she find out about Ruth during that trip?

3. What reason does Ninny give to Evelyn about why Smokey stayed in town so long?

4. How does Idgie respond when the detectives come to town searching for Frank Bennett?

5. Why does Ruth move out of Idgie's house in 1946?

6. What clues does Dot Weems give as to Frank's disappearance in the newspaper?

7. How does Ruth die?

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

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

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

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