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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Queenie's husband let a family camp on their land?
(a) They paid them.
(b) They look dangerous.
(c) They are in poverty.
(d) They are family.

2. What does Rita say about reporters when she begins her investigation?
(a) They are alone.
(b) They don't have friends.
(c) They know the truth.
(d) They are low on morals.

3. How does Ella react when the body of her husband is found?
(a) She falls apart.
(b) She sighs in relief.
(c) She is silent.
(d) She passes out.

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

5. When does Forest Ann have her daily date?
(a) When she serves dinner.
(b) When the sun sets.
(c) When the married man heads home from work.
(d) When the town is all at mass.

6. Why does Rita think the killer had a car?
(a) He was very large.
(b) There were tire tracks in the field.
(c) The body had marks on it.
(d) His body was far from the road.

7. What is Queenie's last name?
(a) Corn.
(b) Root.
(c) Bean.
(d) Spillman.

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

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

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

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

12. How does the Club raise money?
(a) They make and sell quilts.
(b) They hold bake sales.
(c) They confront investors.
(d) They create petitions.

13. What does Ella tell Rita when she is interviewed?
(a) She wants the truth to get out.
(b) She knows nothing.
(c) She is too weak to talk.
(d) She is afraid to tell the real truth.

14. How is Septima described by the narrator?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Scatterbrained.
(c) Pretty.
(d) Bossy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Judd ask Queenie for after Rita's investigation at her house?

2. Who does Forest have a daily date with?

3. What is surprising about the pie served when Rita comes to dinner?

4. What does Lizzy Olive want to buy from Zepha?

5. What convinces Queenie to allow the family to camp on her property?

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