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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Idgie win in a poker game, which she takes back to Troutsville with the hope of curing Naughty Bird's sickness?

2. What is the name of Vesta Adcock's husband?

3. Which of the following statements is NOT a piece of advice Ninny gives to Evelyn while she is depressed?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship does Stump have with Lima beans?

2. What outrageous story does Idgie tell Ninny about how her uncle died?

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

4. Where is Frank Bennett's body discovered?

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

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

7. How did Ruth's relationship with her husband, Frank change after their honeymoon?

8. What scam does Biddie Otis buy into, hoping it will help cure her arthritis?

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

10. How does Willy Boy Peavy die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Evelyn is visiting Ninny in the nursing home, she becomes acutely aware of the way everyone in the world is aging. First, describe Ninny's aging process and compare and contrast it to Vesta's aging process. Which of these women's process had the strongest effect on Evelyn? How can you tell? In what ways does Evelyn change her lifestyle in direct reaction to the aging she's seen in the nursing home?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout her life, Idgie has been known to tell wild, exaggerated stories. Choose at least two of Idgie's wild stories and describe them. In each of these two situations, what did Idgie get in return for telling her crazy stories? What insight do these wild stories give the reader in regards to Idgie's character? What motivation might she have to exaggerate?

Essay Topic 3

Ruth was a big part in helping Idgie cope with the sudden death of her brother, Buddy. First, describe how Idgie and Ruth came to know each other, and what their first-impressions of each other were. Then, explain how Idgie's mother, a devout Baptist, felt about Idgie's relationship with Ruth. Then, compare and contrast that opinion with the opinions of the townsfolk who continued to gossip about Idgie and Ruth well into their adulthood.

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