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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Ben trying to sell his land?
(a) To move his family.
(b) To change careers.
(c) To pay debts.
(d) To make a suitor happy.

2. Who tells the Club about Mr. Crook's body being found?
(a) Septima.
(b) Ella.
(c) Opalina.
(d) Mrs. Judd.

3. Why does Nettie cry so hard when Agnes makes a comment?
(a) She started the Club.
(b) She is Agnes's closest friend.
(c) Velma is pregnant.
(d) Her husband is still ill.

4. Who explains to Rita what really happened to Ben?
(a) Prosper.
(b) Queenie.
(c) Nettie.
(d) Mrs. Judd.

5. What does Rita learn during the book according to the narrator?
(a) Friendship.
(b) How to be a wife.
(c) Small town ways.
(d) Farming.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grover describe Sheriff Eagle while talking to the Massies?

2. Who saves Queenie when she is being threatened while inspecting the blocked highway?

3. How does Grover feel about adopting a baby?

4. Who is the narrator?

5. What does the narrator say the story is about?

(see the answer key)

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