All Over but the Shoutin' Test | Final Test - Easy

Rick Bragg
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All Over but the Shoutin' Test | Final Test - Easy

Rick Bragg
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of the NY Times staff helped Rick the most when he first got there?
(a) The photo staff.
(b) The fluff piece staff.
(c) The news staff.
(d) The editors.

2. What overall statement did Rick make about Miami?
(a) "Miami is a crazy city."
(b) "Miami is a bad day in paradise."
(c) "From beauty to trash, Miami has it all."
(d) "You live and die in Miami."

3. What change was made at the NY Times in Rick's first article?
(a) Much of the grammar.
(b) Most of the story.
(c) A comma.
(d) The headline.

4. What had Mark been doing since his fight with Sam?
(a) Working.
(b) Rebuilding his home.
(c) Drinking more.
(d) Living in the old house.

5. How did Rick try to buy his way into heaven?
(a) By buying his ex-wife a baby carriage.
(b) By buying his brother a business.
(c) By buying his momma a pair of dentures.
(d) By buying his girlfriend a car.

6. When did Rick come to realize that Susan was guilty of killing her own children?
(a) When a lead from a girl did not pan out.
(b) When a TV reporter asked why someone would take the car with kids in it.
(c) Not until the car was found.
(d) Margaret told him that she would have died for her children.

7. What was Margaret's response when Rick told her that he got the Fellowship?
(a) "Lord God, you'll freeze to death."
(b) "Does that mean you won't be visting me."
(c) "I knew you would honey."
(d) "Be sure to bring clean clothes."

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

9. When Rick went home in 1988, how long had it been since he spent the holidays there?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

10. What did Mark build in the woods?
(a) A shack.
(b) A barn.
(c) A house.
(d) A church.

11. When does Rick NOT want to be buried?
(a) During Nascar.
(b) During football season.
(c) Winter.
(d) During the rainy season.

12. What happened to Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1990?
(a) He was assassinated.
(b) He lost the election by poplular vote.
(c) He was elected for the second time.
(d) He went into exile.

13. What did Sam ask from Rick in return for his staying behind in Alabama and Rick going out into the world?
(a) For Rick to tell him the stories of where he had been.
(b) For Rick to send money for momma.
(c) For Rick to call Mark every six months.
(d) For Rick to be home every year for momma's birthday.

14. What did Margaret worry about after Rick won his award?
(a) Having her picture taken.
(b) Rick getting rougher writing assignments.
(c) People noticing her more.
(d) Having him stay away for longer periods of time.

15. What are the cemeteries like in Haiti?
(a) Empty because they burn the bodies.
(b) Guarded as no one is allowed in.
(c) Well kept as life is sacred.
(d) So full the caretakers don't know where they put people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rick keep as a reminder of the night he went out on a dangerous story with Sean?

2. What does perfume on a hog reference to in the chapter of that title?

3. To what does the title "Monsters" refer?

4. After Rick's second trip to Haiti, what promotion did he receive?

5. How big was the property of momma's new house?

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