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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. Who is the narrator?

2. What do the Massies say when they see the shed they will be staying in on Queenie's property?

3. Who does Rita want to help her with the investigation?

4. What does Grover call Mr. Crook after his funeral?

5. What convinces Queenie to allow the family to camp on her property?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Velma cover up her secret at the end of the book?

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

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

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

5. What does Queenie say true friendship usually entails?

6. What does Rita make plans to do after Ben Crook's funeral?

7. How is Ben Crook's body found?

8. Why does Queenie think Rita invites Ella to help with Tyrone?

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

10. What does Grover do to calm Queenie down when she gets angry after Rita loses her baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the mission of the Persian Pickle Club, and how do they go about fulfilling it?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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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