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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. What does Rita say about reporters when she begins her investigation?

2. Where does Prosper go when Queenie stops talking with Ella?

3. When does Forest Ann have her daily date?

4. Where did Queenie get the rhubarb for the pie she makes when Rita comes to dinner?

5. What is surprising about the pie served when Rita comes to dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Ben Crook's body found?

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

3. What is A Road to California, and what is special about it?

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

5. What does Lizzy ask of Zepha, and how does Zepha respond?

6. How does Ella feel while helping Tyrone, and why?

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

8. What led to the attack on Queenie?

9. Why does Forest Ann rush home from the meeting at the beginning of the book?

10. What does the Reverend ask the Club members to do for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

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