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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. To whose home does Idgie often send people who ask where they can purchase whiskey?
(a) To the preacher's home.
(b) To the dentist's home.
(c) To the sheriff's home.
(d) To the crossing guard's home.

2. How old was Bessie Vick when she died?
(a) 78.
(b) 88.
(c) 98.
(d) 68.

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

4. On which body part does Idgie Threadgoode have surgery in June, 1985?
(a) Her appendix.
(b) Her gallbladder.
(c) Her liver.
(d) Her eyes.

5. In what decade does Idgie Threadgoode open the Whistle Stop Cafe?
(a) The 1940's.
(b) The 1920's.
(c) The 1980's.
(d) The 1990's.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of business did Ninny's father own when Ninny was a child?

3. Which of the following items does Ninny claim was stolen from one of her friends' bedrooms at the nursing home?

4. Who is the only person that knows where Idgie is hiding when she leaves town?

5. Which of the following diseases did Evelyn's mother die from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is life like for Evelyn at the Forever Slim Lodge?

3. How does Jasper Peavy know his best days are over with?

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

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

6. How does Artis Peavy die?

7. What is "The Complete Woman"?

8. How does Buddy Threadgoode die?

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

10. How does Stump learn the true identity of Railroad Bill?

(see the answer keys)

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