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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Zepha very talented at?

4. What does Queenie call Lizzy Olive?

5. What mistake did Rita make while baking a cake?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Queenie feel better after her attack?

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

3. Why does Rita tell Mrs. Judd that she is the best one to be conducting the investigation about Ben's death?

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

5. What was the last thing did Ben do to anger the women in the Persian Pickle Club?

6. Why are the Pickles called on to help Tyrone?

7. Who was really paying the mortgage on Ben's farm, and why?

8. How did the Massies come to ask Grover for a place to stay?

9. What does Queenie see Velma doing at the cafe?

10. How did Queenie's best friend betray her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Rita go about her investigation, and what led her to her final conclusion?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 3

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

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