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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. Which of the following bills are particularly high for residents in Whistle Stop during the early 1930's?

2. Which of the following meat products did Railroad Bill throw from a moving train?

3. What does Idgie use to break all the windows in her bedroom on the day Ruth leaves town?

4. How does the Threadgoode family react when Ruth returns home to them?

5. How does Idgie claim Frank died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What clues does Dot Weems give as to Frank's disappearance in the newspaper?

3. Why does Ruth move out of Idgie's house in 1946?

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

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

6. How does the town of Whistle Stop respond when the police arrest Idgie for Frank's murder?

7. How does Naughty Bird's view of herself change after Le Roy leaves her?

8. How does Willy Boy Peavy die?

9. How does Buddy Threadgoode die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the novel progresses, Evelyn transforms from Evelyn to Towanda. First, describe Evelyn at the opening of the novel and then compare and contrast that to Towanda at the end of the novel. Then, describe the process Evelyn underwent to become Towanda. What did Evelyn gain during this transition? What did she lose?

Essay Topic 2

Religion and spirituality are a very large part of the daily lives of most families living in Whistle Stop. First, explain the daily and weekly rituals most families partake in while living in Whistle Stop. Then, explain how the desire to participate in a part of a spiritual body opened many residents of Whistle Stop up for scam. Choose at least one scam presented in the novel and explain how this scam affected religion in the small town.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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