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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 did the poor black family down the road do for Rick's family?
(a) They invited them over for dinner.
(b) They brought them bread to eat.
(c) They brought them corn to eat.
(d) They invited them to their church.

2. Why did Rick come to dislike Jimmy Carter?
(a) He only sent funding to Haiti.
(b) He brokered peace with the despots of Haiti.
(c) He ignored the Amercian soldiers in Haiti.
(d) He helps keep Aristide away from Haiti.

3. What did Rick tell his first girlfriend about his family?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Not much just that they are like everyone else.
(c) The truth: that they are poor.
(d) A lie: that they are rich.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to the city auditorium to talk to the white people of the county?

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

3. What caused Margaret to lose her job as a cotton picker?

4. How did Charles feel about going to Korea to kill soldiers?

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

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