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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. How does Ella react when the body of her husband is found?

3. What does Queenie call Lizzy Olive?

4. How does Queenie feel when she hears what Rita plans to do with her baby when she goes to work?

5. What is the first name of Mr. Judd?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Queenie's rhubarb pie?

2. What does Queenie say true friendship usually entails?

3. What convinces Queenie to let the Massies stay on her property, and why?

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

5. How does Queenie think Ben's body could have gotten to the field without a car?

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

7. How is Velma's pregnancy revealed to the Pickles?

8. Why does Rita say she deserves to know who really killed Ben?

9. What does Grover think happened to Queenie's rhubarb pie?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belonging and security were two themes present in this play. Where did these themes appear, and which characters were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 2

Who in this book was searching for revenge, and how did their quest for this change their actions and the actions of others.

Essay Topic 3

How do the members of the Persian Pickle Club walk the lines of ethical actions, and what motivates them in these actions?

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