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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 Idgie claim Frank died?
(a) He killed himself.
(b) He drown in the river.
(c) He was crushed by a truck.
(d) He was murdered.

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

3. What does Idgie use to break all the windows in her bedroom on the day Ruth leaves town?
(a) A trophy.
(b) A shoe.
(c) A rock.
(d) A sledgehammer.

4. Which state does Ruth move to in order to be with her fiance, Frank?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Tennessee.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Georgia.

5. What type of business did Ninny's father own when Ninny was a child?
(a) A camp ground.
(b) A general store.
(c) A movie theater.
(d) An automobile dealership.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does it snow in Whistle Stop?

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

3. Which of the following illnesses strikes Naughty Bird when she refuses to eat?

4. How does Ruth feel about the abuse she suffered while married to Frank?

5. During what month of the year does Frank go missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What interesting addition to the garden did Idgie's mother find one summer, and where did she think this addition came from?

2. How does Willy Boy Peavy die?

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

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

5. How does Evelyn feel about the prospect of selling cosmetics door-to-door?

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

7. What prediction does Sipsey make about Big George's twins when they are born?

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

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

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

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