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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tries to keep Rita from talking to Ella in her investigation?
(a) Mrs. Judd.
(b) Queenie.
(c) The Reverend.
(d) Violet.

2. Who does Rita want to help her with the investigation?
(a) Velma.
(b) Queenie.
(c) Ella.
(d) Grover.

3. Who is the narrator?
(a) Rita.
(b) Lara.
(c) Gloria.
(d) Queenie.

4. What message does Queenie say Mrs. Judd sends by asking her for something after the investigation?
(a) She is shunned.
(b) She is forgiven.
(c) She has some information.
(d) She is invited for dinner.

5. What does Lizzy Olive want to buy from Zepha?
(a) A slave.
(b) A wood carving.
(c) A quilt.
(d) A child.

6. Who swindled Velma's gentleman friend?
(a) Ben Crook.
(b) Grover.
(c) The Persian Pickle Club.
(d) Reverend Olive.

7. What mistake did Rita make in her first article?
(a) She got the positions wrong.
(b) She got the dates wrong.
(c) She got the names wrong.
(d) She got the amounts wrong.

8. Who helps Queenie get signatures for the Celebrity Quilt?
(a) Rita.
(b) Grover.
(c) Zepha.
(d) Ella.

9. How does Rita feel about her mother-in-law?
(a) All of these.
(b) Resentful.
(c) Fearful.
(d) Grateful.

10. How does Queenie go about getting signatures for the Celebrity Quilt?
(a) She visits doors.
(b) She asks store owners.
(c) She sends letters.
(d) She hangs around hotels.

11. What does Grover call Mr. Crook after his funeral?
(a) A simpleton.
(b) A push over.
(c) A crook.
(d) A mad man.

12. Where does Rita hope to work after having her baby?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A publisher.
(d) The college.

13. What is surprising about the pie served when Rita comes to dinner?
(a) It was made with sugar beets.
(b) It was too tart.
(c) It was too hot.
(d) It was made with Swiss chard.

14. How long does Rita's baby live?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 2 days.

15. What kind of jam does Agnes like to make?
(a) Huckleberry.
(b) Red Pepper.
(c) Blackberry.
(d) Peach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Queenie's husband's name?

2. When does Forest Ann have her daily date?

3. What kind of pie does Queenie make for Rita when she comes to dinner?

4. What does Grover compliment Queenie for after Rita comes to dinner?

5. Who tells Queenie that Rita is giving birth?

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