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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 the Threadgoode family react when Ruth returns home to them?
(a) They are pleased.
(b) They are confused.
(c) They are apathetic.
(d) They are disappointed.

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

3. How does Ruth feel about Idgie attending her wedding?
(a) She is embarrassed.
(b) She is relieved.
(c) She does not know Idgie is there.
(d) She is confused.

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

5. Which of the following items is the subject of Stump's science project, which he wins first prize for?
(a) Lima beans.
(b) Sunflowers.
(c) Rat races.
(d) Shrunken heads.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which month of the year do Frank and Ruth get married?

2. In what shape is the statue that Vesta Adcock throws through the nursing home window?

3. How does Idgie claim Frank died?

4. Which of the following men was NOT present on the day Ruth escaped from Frank?

5. How old was Albert when he died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What practical joke does Idgie play on townsfolk that lead people to believe she may have killed a man?

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

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

5. How does Artis Peavy die?

6. Why does Stump turn down Peggy's invitation to attend the Sadie Hawkins Day Dance?

7. Why does the Dill Pickle Club decide to organize a bizarre wedding ceremony?

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

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

10. Why does Smokey Lonesome return to Whistle Stop after the homeless shelter closes?

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