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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Getting Even With Life, Chapters 34-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Rick take the job he wanted at the St. Petersburg Times?
(a) His brother was in trouble again, so he had to go home.
(b) His momma got sick, so he had to go home.
(c) His new girlfriend asked him not to.
(d) An old friend wanted him to return to the Anniston Star.

2. Why were Margaret's sisters better off in life than she was?
(a) They moved to better parts of the country.
(b) They married better.
(c) They became educated.
(d) They had fewer children to care for.

3. What did Margaret mean when she told Sam and Mark that Rick is "travelin'"?
(a) He was daydreaming.
(b) He was reading another book.
(c) He was having a seizure.
(d) He was taking a walk.

4. Where did Rick travel to the first time he went out of the country to write a story?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Costa Rica.
(c) Desert Storm.
(d) Haiti.

5. Why did the serial diner keep committing the same crime?
(a) He wanted to be in jail where he got three meals a day.
(b) He liked the attention.
(c) He believed it makes him famous.
(d) He did not want to be alone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does "bodega" mean besides "store"?

2. What reason did grandpa Charlie have for shooting a neighbor woman?

3. What did Aunt Mary Jo take the children out for to eat?

4. Who did Rick direct Chapter 40 to as he talked about momma's new house?

5. Where did Margaret take the children to find "treasure"?

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