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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 is the name of the theater in Whistle Stop where live bands play?
(a) Frolic Theater.
(b) Dance Theater.
(c) Boogie-Woogie Theater.
(d) Soul Train Theater.

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes Vest Adcock?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Timid.
(c) Loose.
(d) Loud-mouthed

3. How does Idgie claim Frank died?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He was crushed by a truck.
(c) He drown in the river.
(d) He killed himself.

4. How old was Bessie Vick when she died?
(a) 78.
(b) 88.
(c) 98.
(d) 68.

5. Which of the following objects does Stump bring with him when he goes to see Mr. Pinto's body?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) A camera.
(c) A knife.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who adopts the baby boy abandoned at the train station?

2. Which part of Buddy Jr.'s body is severed off when he is hit by the train?

3. To whose home does Idgie often send people who ask where they can purchase whiskey?

4. What does Stump find a can of while walking to school, thinking that it has been chucked overboard by Railroad Bill?

5. During what month of the year does Frank go missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruth die?

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

3. How is the lead detective of Frank's case related to Frank?

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

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

6. What practical joke does Idgie play on her customers on April Fool's Day in 1933?

7. What rumors start to circle through Whistle Stop about the way that Frank Bennett treats women after he marries Ruth?

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

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

10. What reason does Ninny give to Evelyn about why Smokey stayed in town so long?

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