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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. How does Ruth feel about Idgie attending her wedding?

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

3. For which holiday would Idgie and her family wear paper crowns?

4. Which of the following famous Bible stories does Bertha focus on at her weekly Bible study?

5. Who adopts the baby boy abandoned at the train station?

Short Essay Questions

1. What funny story does Sipsey tell about childbirth during a meeting with the Dill Pickle's Club?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What argument do Evelyn and Ed get into before Easter Sunday lunch in 1986?

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

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

10. How does Ruth die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Ruth falls ill with cancer, it forces other characters reconsider their roles or relationship with her. Choose one character whose life changed drastically when Ruth became ill and describe that change. Then, compare and contrast that with the drastic changes another character had to undergo when Ruth became ill. Then, explain how Ruth's illness changed the town and how she became immortalized in death.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout her childhood, Idgie felt Buddy was the most important person in her life. Describe the character of Buddy Threadgoode. Why were he and Idgie so close as children? What traumatic event eventually split Buddy and Idgie up? How did Idgie react to this event? In what ways does she keep Buddy with her throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

During his life, Buddy Jr. deals with an unfortunate handicap. First, explain the source Buddy Jr. injury, and what the immediate effect of that injury was. Then, explain how Idgie helped Buddy Jr. to overcome his handicap and give at least two examples from the text of times when Buddy succeeded, regardless of his handicap.

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