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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Lies to My Mother, Chapters 25-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was "Dinner on the Ground"?
(a) A family outing.
(b) When father throws the food in anger.
(c) A church picnic.
(d) When the mothers allow the children to eat in front of the TV.

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

3. What did Rick's new friends at Harvard teach him?
(a) You can't go through life looking back at the past.
(b) You can't go through life hating people who had it easier than you.
(c) You can't go through life hating people.
(d) You can't go through life wishing things were different.

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

5. What did Margaret eat when the children were small?
(a) The scraps from their plates.
(b) What is given to her by others.
(c) Only bread.
(d) What falls to the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Margaret's first real toy?

2. How did Charles kill the assassin in Korea?

3. What part of the NY Times staff helped Rick the most when he first got there?

4. What crime did John Sparks commit?

5. What did the poor black family down the road do for Rick's family?

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