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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Opalina described by the narrator?
(a) Scatterbrained.
(b) Impulsive.
(c) Pretty.
(d) Talkative.

2. Which of the club members is described as soft spoken by the narrator?
(a) Nettie.
(b) Ella.
(c) Queenie.
(d) Forest Ann.

3. What convinces Queenie to allow the family to camp on her property?
(a) She looks at their belongings.
(b) She sees their dog.
(c) She says a prayer.
(d) She holds their baby.

4. Who interrupts Lizzy when she tries to buy something from Zepha?
(a) Velma.
(b) Rita.
(c) Queenie.
(d) Violet.

5. Why is the Club reluctant to raise money for the Reverend?
(a) They are suspicious of him.
(b) He uses it on things that don't help many people.
(c) He is often offensive to them.
(d) They do not all attend his church.

6. How does Queenie feel when she hears what Rita plans to do with her baby when she goes to work?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Excited.
(c) Angry.
(d) Ambivalent.

7. What does the narrator say the story is about?
(a) The town overcoming the Depression.
(b) Rita moving to town.
(c) The charitable efforts of the Club.
(d) Forest Ann's affair.

8. What kind of quilt does Queenie want to make to raise money at the begining of the book?
(a) A Pictoral Quilt.
(b) A Memory Quilt.
(c) A Baby Quilt.
(d) A Celebrity Quilt.

9. What does Grover compliment Queenie for after Rita comes to dinner?
(a) Her cooking.
(b) Being a good friend.
(c) Her friendliness.
(d) Being beautiful.

10. Why does Rita say she is the best person to write the article about Ben's death?
(a) She cares for Ella.
(b) She is a woman.
(c) She is from the area.
(d) She is a wonderful writer.

11. What does Rita write about in her first article?
(a) Crop Dusting.
(b) School board elections.
(c) The Persian Pickle Club.
(d) The economy.

12. What does Rita want to do with her life?
(a) Be a writer.
(b) Be an actress.
(c) Organize a good school.
(d) Have a large family.

13. How does Queenie describe the conversation between Mrs. Judd and Prosper when Rita is on her investigation?
(a) Communicative.
(b) Secret.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Silent.

14. Who swindled Velma's gentleman friend?
(a) Ben Crook.
(b) Grover.
(c) Reverend Olive.
(d) The Persian Pickle Club.

15. What does the narrator say is her worst trait?
(a) She is very nosy.
(b) She can't keep her mouth shut.
(c) She tries too hard.
(d) She can be too impulsive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the married man Forest Ann meets with?

2. How does Rita feel about her mother-in-law?

3. How does Queenie go about getting signatures for the Celebrity Quilt?

4. Where was Ella's husband's body found?

5. Why does Rita say she has to solve the mystery of Ben's death?

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