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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Lies to My Mother, Chapters 16-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rick say about his mother's attendance at his wedding?
(a) He had never seen her so dressed up before.
(b) He wished she had been there.
(c) He wished she had worn nicer clothing.
(d) He thought she was too frightened.

2. What was the house like that Rick's father brought them to when Rick was six years old?
(a) Small, but in good shape.
(b) Just big enough for all of them.
(c) Big but decrepit.
(d) A mansion.

3. Why was Rick rushed to the hospital as a young boy?
(a) He sucked a plastic berry up his nose.
(b) He fell into the hole in the outhouse and broke his arm.
(c) He punched his brother and broke his hand.
(d) He fell out of a tree and broke his leg.

4. What did Rick never do alone?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Drink.
(c) Eat jellybeans.
(d) Go out to eat.

5. What did Rick find himself wishing for at the funeral home?
(a) A way to spend more time with his mother.
(b) Another day with his grandmother.
(c) God.
(d) Heaven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rick and Uncle Ed both acknowledge early on about Rick's future?

2. What does Rick say of the errors that occur in his story?

3. When did the boys stop fighting with each other?

4. What happened in the country store when Rick went in to buy drinks while working one summer?

5. Why didn't Rick take the job he wanted at the St. Petersburg Times?

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