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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Rick's mother's response when he asked her if he could write the book?
(a) "Tell the truth in it, son."
(b) "Write it; I sat quiet for fifty years."
(c) " Why would you want to tell our story?"
(d) "Whatever you think best, son."

2. 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 get what you want out of life.
(b) To fight dirty.
(c) To never take nothin' form nobody.
(d) To work hard.

3. In what era did Rick's parents grow up?
(a) The 40s and 50s.
(b) The 60s and 70s.
(c) The 50s and 60s.
(d) The 20s and 30s.

4. Why did Sam become the school's janitor according to Rick?
(a) Because he never wanted to be anything else.
(b) Because they never taught him that he had other opportunities.
(c) Because he was not smart enough to do anything else.
(d) Because he never learned to read.

5. How did Charles kill the assassin in Korea?
(a) He shot him.
(b) He strangled him.
(c) He drowned him.
(d) He stabbed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Bragg boys "usual suspects" in the John Sparks case?

2. Why was Rick rushed to the hospital as a young boy?

3. What happened in the country store when Rick went in to buy drinks while working one summer?

4. What does Rick say of the errors that occur in his story?

5. Why did Rick run from the police when he was riding the moped?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Korean War story that Charles told to Rick?

2. What did the poor black boy bring to Rick's family, and what does Rick think about it now that he is an older man?

3. What was the relationship like between the brothers?

4. What story did Rick tell about his cowboy boots?

5. What did the Bragg men talk about on the front porch over whiskey after dinner?

6. What kind of a father did Rick have?

7. Why does Rick say that anyone could write this book? Is that true?

8. How poor was Margaret while raising her small children?

9. What was Margaret's family like growing up?

10. What kind of work did the boys do for their Uncle Ed? What did Rick learn from this work? What did Sam learn from this work?

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