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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of pie does Queenie make for Rita when she comes to dinner?
(a) Huckleberry.
(b) Lemon cream.
(c) Rhubarb.
(d) Chocolate.

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

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

4. How far along was Rita when she gave birth?
(a) 6 1/2 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 6 months.

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

6. What mistake did Rita make in her first article?
(a) She got the positions wrong.
(b) She got the amounts wrong.
(c) She got the names wrong.
(d) She got the dates wrong.

7. Why does Rita move to the country?
(a) She lost her job.
(b) She marries a farm boy.
(c) Her father finds her work there.
(d) Her mother is sick.

8. Why does Rita say she has to solve the mystery of Ben's death?
(a) Ella needs to be avenged.
(b) They have to know the truth.
(c) She will lose her job if she doesn't.
(d) The murderer could still be around.

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

10. What is the first name of Mr. Judd?
(a) Prosper.
(b) Well.
(c) Thrive.
(d) Success.

11. Where does Rita go first to start her investigation?
(a) The crook farmhouse.
(b) The graveyard.
(c) The police station.
(d) The field where he was found.

12. How does Queenie go about getting signatures for the Celebrity Quilt?
(a) She asks store owners.
(b) She hangs around hotels.
(c) She sends letters.
(d) She visits doors.

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

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

15. What is the Persian Pickle Club named for?
(a) A quilting method.
(b) A fabric.
(c) An article they read.
(d) Their favorite food.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the club members is described as soft spoken by the narrator?

2. What does Rita drink at the cafe after the funeral?

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

4. Who tells the Club about Mr. Crook's body being found?

5. What does Rita know little about on her first meeting with the Club?

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