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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rick regret about his grandfather?
(a) That he never met him.
(b) That he didn't do better by his daughter.
(c) That he wasn't there when he shot a woman through her breasts.
(d) That he wasn't harder on his father.

2. What bet did Uncle Jimbo win for twenty dollars?
(a) He ate a bologna sandwich while sitting on a dead donkey.
(b) He painted a naked lady on Gracie's car.
(c) He bet Uncle Bill's car will start.
(d) He stole one of grandpa's jugs of whiskey without getting caught.

3. What instrument did Rick's grandmother play?
(a) Fiddle.
(b) Harp.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Guitar.

4. When did Rick first meet his father?
(a) When he was five.
(b) When he was fifteen.
(c) When he was ten.
(d) When he was two.

5. What life lesson did Rick's mother teach him that he broke when he made fun of a boy for having lice?
(a) That everyone needs love.
(b) That everyone deserves a certain amount of dignity.
(c) That poor people should be treated with extra care.
(d) That no one should be laughed at.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Rick tell his family's story?

2. What kind of a man is Rick's brother, Mark?

3. What did Rick's mother do without so that her boys could have school clothes?

4. What does Rick hope his story will accomplish?

5. What kind of a man is Rick's bother, Sam?

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