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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. When did Rick first meet his father?
(a) When he was two.
(b) When he was ten.
(c) When he was five.
(d) When he was fifteen.
2. How did Margaret feel about Rick living away from his family most of his life?
(a) She was angry that he did not come home enough.
(b) She understood that it is for the best.
(c) She was glad that he got out.
(d) She was sad that he did not want to come home.
3. What happened in the country store when Rick went in to buy drinks while working one summer?
(a) The proprietor felt sorry for him and gives him a free soda.
(b) Rick was embarrassed because he does not have enough money.
(c) The proprietor accused him of stealing a soda.
(d) Rick dropped and broke a bottle which he cannot afford.
4. What did Rick's father teach him that helped him get to his job as a reporter even though many saw him as a loser?
(a) To never take nothin' form nobody.
(b) To work hard.
(c) To fight dirty.
(d) To get what you want out of life.
5. 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) An old friend wanted him to return to the Anniston Star.
(c) His momma got sick, so he had to go home.
(d) His new girlfriend asked him not to.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sickness killed Rick's father?
2. What did the young South Carolina woman say happened to her two boys?
3. What was Margaret's response when Rick told her that he got the Fellowship?
4. How long did Rick put off writing his book?
5. What did Kovach tell Rick to answer the next time someone asks him where he learned how to write?
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