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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following instruments does Jasper Peavy work hard to purchase?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A trombone.
(c) A piano.
(d) An accordian.

2. How many grandchildren does Evelyn have at the end of the novel?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

3. Which of the following characters does NOT testify on Idgie's behalf at the murder trial?
(a) Smokey Lonesome.
(b) Reverend Scroggins.
(c) Curtis Smoote.
(d) Eva Bates.

4. What type of beans does Sipsey grow in the Victory Garden?
(a) Green beans.
(b) Wax beans.
(c) Lima beans.
(d) Butter beans.

5. How old was Jasper when he began work on the railroad?
(a) Sixteen years old.
(b) Fourteen years old.
(c) Twenty years old.
(d) Eighteen years old.

6. What is the name of the soldier who kills Willy Boy?
(a) Winston Lewis.
(b) Walter Larson.
(c) William Lords.
(d) Wyclef Lyman.

7. In what year does Alabama elect its first female governor?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1971.

8. Who is the last person Artis thinks about before he dies?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) His brother.

9. Which of the following supermarkets does Evelyn shop at?
(a) Walmart.
(b) Target.
(c) Piggly Wiggly.
(d) Big Top.

10. How long does Ruth wait before she calls Idgie the first time after moving out?
(a) Three months.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three hours.
(d) Three weeks.

11. Which of Frank Bennett's belongings is found by the river, leading to Idgie's arrest?
(a) His gun.
(b) His wallet.
(c) His truck.
(d) His clothes.

12. Where is Frank Bennett's body found?
(a) Beneath the Whistle Stop Cafe.
(b) In the river.
(c) In the cemetery.
(d) In a vacant lot.

13. Which of the following items is NOT included in the box of belongings Ninny leaves for Evelyn?
(a) The deed to the Threadgoode family home.
(b) A photograph of a naked woman.
(c) A letter reminding Evelyn to love her life.
(d) Sipsey's recipes.

14. Who informs Evelyn that Ninny has passed away?
(a) Artis Peavey.
(b) Geneene, the nurse.
(c) Ed Couch.
(d) Jonnie Hartman.

15. What unusual plant does Ninny find growing in her yard and give to Dot?
(a) A four-leaf clover.
(b) A poisonous mushroom.
(c) An orchid.
(d) A Venus fly trap.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ed sell for a living?

2. Why is Smokey Lonesome fired from his job at the restaurant?

3. Which of the following residents is keeping the entire nursing home awake at night, while making loud phone calls to the President?

4. With what weapon does Electra Greene's husband threaten Artis?

5. At the end of Frank Bennett's murder trial, who does the judge find guilty of the murder?

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