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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Prosper go when Queenie stops talking with Ella?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The barn.
(c) The bar.
(d) The field.

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

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

5. Where was Ella's husband's body found?
(a) In a corner field.
(b) In a graveyard.
(c) In the library.
(d) In an attic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Queenie's last name?

2. What state is this book set in?

3. What does Rita want to do with her life?

4. Why is the Club reluctant to raise money for the Reverend?

5. Where does Rita go first to start her investigation?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Queenie want to raise money for unwed mothers?

2. Why does the Club hesitate to help the Reverend in the way he asks?

3. Why does Rita suspect the Judds in Ben's death?

4. How does Mrs. Judd propose the secret of Velma's baby be hidden?

5. What story will Rita publish after hearing the truth of Ben's death?

6. What does Mrs. Judd say as Rita leaves the house after her questions for Ella, and how does Queenie interpret this?

7. Why did the Massies choose to leave when they did?

8. What does Rita send for Queenie's new son, and what do the Pickles say about this?

9. Why does Queenie say she supports Forest Ann in her affair with Dr. Sipes?

10. What does Queenie think about while helping Rita cope with losing her baby?

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