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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following train cars was Ninny's favorite as a child?
(a) The caboose.
(b) The dining car.
(c) The driver's car.
(d) The sleeping car.

2. Which of the following pests does Idgie battle on her picnic lunch with Ruth?
(a) Bees.
(b) Ants.
(c) Mosquitos.
(d) Cicadas.

3. Which of the following animals stars in the story Idgie tells Smokey, which he finds so funny he laughs out loud?
(a) Ducks.
(b) Mice.
(c) Squirrels.
(d) Kittens.

4. Which state does Ruth move to in order to be with her fiance, Frank?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Kentucky.

5. Who adopts the baby boy abandoned at the train station?
(a) Evelyn.
(b) Sipsey.
(c) Idgie.
(d) Cleo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Idgie claim Frank died?

2. In what decade does Idgie Threadgoode open the Whistle Stop Cafe?

3. Which of the following items does Ninny claim was stolen from one of her friends' bedrooms at the nursing home?

4. How does the price differ between black and white customers at the Cafe differ?

5. What is the one article of clothing Idgie refuses to wear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Idgie go when Ruth leaves town?

2. Why does Idgie drive to Georgia? What does she find out about Ruth during that trip?

3. What happens when two young girls steal Evelyn's parking spot at the local Piggly Wiggly?

4. What relationship does Stump have with Lima beans?

5. How does Naughty Bird's view of herself change after Le Roy leaves her?

6. How does Willy Boy Peavy die?

7. What is life like for Evelyn at the Forever Slim Lodge?

8. Who is Towanda the Avenger?

9. What clues does Dot Weems give as to Frank's disappearance in the newspaper?

10. How does Idgie help cure Naughty Bird's pneumonia?

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