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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 events happens when Big George's twins are ten-years-old?
(a) Jasper drowns Artis.
(b) Artis drowns Jasper.
(c) Artis stabs Jasper.
(d) Jasper stabs Artis.

2. Which of the following places is NOT somewhere Smokey worked before becoming homeless.
(a) At a coal mine.
(b) At a hamburger joint.
(c) At a loans bank.
(d) At a turpentine mill.

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

4. Which of the following is NOT a name of one of Big George's children?
(a) Wonderful Counselor
(b) Naughty Bird.
(c) Artis.
(d) Willianna.

5. Which of the following adjectives best describes Vest Adcock?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Loud-mouthed
(c) Loose.
(d) Timid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the city where Smokey's young friend is killed during a hobo raid?

2. How old is Evelyn's daughter when Evelyn realizes she is living a promiscuous life?

3. What type of animal does Opal Threadgoode's husband raise on his farm?

4. What is the name of the gossip club Idgie starts despite Ruth's objections?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Idgie go when Ruth leaves town?

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

4. At the end of the novel, where is Idgie living?

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

6. What are the final thoughts in Smokey Lonesome's head when he is sick in 1965?

7. How does the woman in Slagtown lose fifty dollars?

8. What type of relationship does Evelyn have with doctors?

9. Why does Idgie take Buddy Jr. to see Eva's three-legged dog?

10. How does Big George react when he sees that Artis stabbed his twin brother, Jasper?

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