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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. How is Ada June described by the narrator?
(a) Scatterbrained.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Arthritic.
(d) Bossy.

2. Why does Rita move to the country?
(a) She lost her job.
(b) She marries a farm boy.
(c) Her father finds her work there.
(d) Her mother is sick.

3. Who named the Persian Pickle Club?
(a) Ceres.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Queenie.
(d) Ella.

4. What state is this book set in?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Oklahoma.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Kansas.

5. Where was Ella's husband's body found?
(a) In an attic.
(b) In a corner field.
(c) In the library.
(d) In a graveyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tries to keep Rita from talking to Ella in her investigation?

2. What does Rita write about in her first article?

3. Who is Queenie asked to keep a secret for after having drinks at the Hollywood Cafe?

4. What does Ella tell Rita when she is interviewed?

5. What kind of weather is the Club praying for?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Queenie say about Rita after she moves away?

2. Why does Queenie think Rita invites Ella to help with Tyrone?

3. What does Grover think happened to Queenie's rhubarb pie?

4. What does Lizzy ask of Zepha, and how does Zepha respond?

5. What does Rita fear the most if the truth of Ben's death is found out?

6. Who does the Sheriff think the man is who attacked Queenie?

7. How does Queenie describe the members of the Club at the beginning of the book?

8. How did Blue know to come and help Queenie when she was attacked?

9. What does Rita send for Queenie's new son, and what do the Pickles say about this?

10. How is Ben Crook's body found?

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