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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. What does Stump find a can of while walking to school, thinking that it has been chucked overboard by Railroad Bill?
(a) A can of peaches.
(b) A can of potato soup.
(c) A can of sauerkraut.
(d) A can of tuna fish.

2. How much did Albert weigh when he was born?
(a) Ten pounds.
(b) Twelve pounds.
(c) Six pounds.
(d) Eight pounds.

3. During what month of the year does Frank go missing?
(a) June.
(b) March.
(c) December.
(d) September.

4. Where does Idgie sit while Frank and Ruth exchange their wedding vows?
(a) In the hallway, right outside the sanctuary.
(b) In the front row of the church.
(c) In the bathroom.
(d) In her car.

5. How was criminal Mr. Pinto executed?
(a) He was given a lethal injection.
(b) He was shot by a firing squad.
(c) He was electrocuted.
(d) He was hanged.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following statements is true about Frank Bennett.

3. What does Idgie win in a poker game, which she takes back to Troutsville with the hope of curing Naughty Bird's sickness?

4. Which of the following statements is NOT a piece of advice Ninny gives to Evelyn while she is depressed?

5. What does Ruth send to Idgie as a sign that she needs help escaping from Frank?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What pleasant memories does Ninny have about her childhood growing up around trains?

3. What shocking news do Cleo and Ninny receive about their son Albert when he is twenty-two months old?

4. What outrageous story does Idgie tell Ninny about how her uncle died?

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

6. What type of relationship does Evelyn have with doctors?

7. How does Dot feel when she hears that the Post Office will close in the year 1956?

8. Why is Artis sentenced to ten years in prison?

9. How does Stump muster up the courage to ask Peggy out for their first date?

10. How does Artis feel about Birmingham, Alabama immediately upon arriving?

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