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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. How did the weather make the war worse in Korea?
(a) It was freezing cold.
(b) It was terribly windy.
(c) It was boiling hot.
(d) It was always raining.

2. Why did Rick quit college?
(a) He did not feel like he is learning enough.
(b) He can't handle the work load.
(c) He did not like it.
(d) He got a job as a reporter.

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

4. How would Bobby Bragg fix his hip when it went out on him?
(a) His wife would pull his leg until it popped back in.
(b) He would go to the doctor.
(c) He would drink a lot of whiskey.
(d) He would have his sons pull his leg.

5. In 1971 what did the fraternity do at Christmas?
(a) They brought Christmas trees to the poor children.
(b) They had a party for the poor children.
(c) They collected toys for the poor children.
(d) They took the poor children to the soup kitchen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did momma lecture Rick about on the rare occasions that she lectured?

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

3. What war was Rick's father in?

4. What memory does Rick recall of his grandmother and himself when he was five?

5. Who went to Charles's funeral?

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