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

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

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

4. What does Queenie say is the most important thing in the world?
(a) Privacy.
(b) Love.
(c) Friends.
(d) Safety.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ella tell Rita when she is interviewed?

2. Why is Queenie not happy about the family camping on her land?

3. Why does Rita move to the country?

4. What kind of weather is the Club praying for?

5. Who finds Mr. Crook's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did The Persian Pickle Club get its name?

2. What happened to Queenie's rhubarb pie?

3. What is revealed in the last sentence of the book?

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

5. How did Blue know to come and help Queenie when she was attacked?

6. What does Rita say about reporters before she begins her investigation, and what is Queenie's response to this?

7. What does Queenie notice about Rita while the true story of Ben's death is being told to her?

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

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

10. Why does Rita think Prosper Judd was paying the mortgage on the Crook farm?

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