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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rita hope to work after having her baby?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) The college.
(d) A publisher.

2. What does Rita know little about on her first meeting with the Club?
(a) Child rearing.
(b) Quilting.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Politics.

3. Who named the Persian Pickle Club?
(a) Queenie.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Ella.
(d) Ceres.

4. How does Rita feel about her mother-in-law?
(a) Fearful.
(b) All of these.
(c) Resentful.
(d) Grateful.

5. What state is this book set in?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Kansas.
(d) Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Queenie not happy about the family camping on her land?

2. Who does the club want to raise money for at the beginning of the book?

3. How is Septima described by the narrator?

4. What mistake did Rita make while baking a cake?

5. Who is the narrator?

(see the answer key)

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