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1. What is unique about Dot Weems' business practices and journalistic style?

Dot Weems runs the local newspaper as a one-woman show. She does all the writing, editing, and printing herself. Often, she writes about her life with her husband, Wilbur, in an editorialized style very unique for the time.

2. What practical joke does Idgie play on townsfolk that lead people to believe she may have killed a man?

One day, feeling mischievous in the café, Idgie presents a small jewelry box to a few customers. When they open the box, it seems that a severed finger lay inside. Later, Idgie reveals that the finger is actually her own, thrust through a hole in the bottom of the box, giving it the appearance of being severed.

3. What interesting addition to the garden did Idgie's mother find one summer, and where did she think this addition came from?

One summer, when Idgie and her brother, Buddy were young, they stole some watermelons from a neighbor's patch. When she woke up in the morning, Idgie's mother thought the watermelon had grown there overnight. She continued looking for more watermelon each year after.

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