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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Queenie doing when she hears that Rita is giving birth?
(a) Cleaning her floor.
(b) Quilting.
(c) Having a picnic.
(d) Making a pie.

2. Who was Queenie's best friend before Rita came to town?
(a) Ruby.
(b) Aza.
(c) Violet.
(d) Sweetie.

3. What does Rita plan to do with her baby while she is working?
(a) Get a babysitter.
(b) Take it with her.
(c) Take it to a day care.
(d) Leave it at home with her husband.

4. Who does the club want to raise money for at the beginning of the book?
(a) Unwed mothers.
(b) Orphanages.
(c) The town school.
(d) The church.

5. What is A Road to California?
(a) A poem.
(b) A painting.
(c) A quilt.
(d) A book.

6. What does Rita drink at the cafe after the funeral?
(a) Long Island Iced Teas.
(b) Margaritas.
(c) Vodka Tonics.
(d) Manhattans.

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

8. What is A Road to California made from?
(a) A dead girl's dress.
(b) A notebook.
(c) A piece of plywood.
(d) Motor oil and crushed berries.

9. What do the Massies say when they see the shed they will be staying in on Queenie's property?
(a) It will do for now.
(b) It will be too cold for the baby.
(c) It is run down and rusty.
(d) It is the nicest place they have ever lived.

10. How does Queenie help most in Rita's investigation?
(a) She drives her around.
(b) All of these.
(c) She takes notes.
(d) She convinces others to talk to her.

11. Why is Queenie so emotional when Rita loses her baby?
(a) She is a caring person.
(b) All of these.
(c) She is good friends with Rita.
(d) She lost a baby as well.

12. What is surprising about the pie served when Rita comes to dinner?
(a) It was made with sugar beets.
(b) It was made with Swiss chard.
(c) It was too hot.
(d) It was too tart.

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

14. Who does Nettie want to stay away from Ella after her husband's body is found?
(a) The Doctor.
(b) The Reverend.
(c) The Sheriff.
(d) The Police.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rita move to the country?

2. How is Opalina described by the narrator?

3. What does Rita think her second article will be about?

4. How does the Club raise money?

5. Who supports Rita when she loses her baby?

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