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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. How long did Rick have the 1969 convertible?
(a) All of high school.
(b) Six months.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) His whole life.

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

3. What did Margaret expect Rick's father to do after she poured his whiskey down the drain?
(a) Hit her.
(b) Find more likker.
(c) Stop drinking.
(d) Leave.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the reason that Charles whipped his daughter Margaret at the age of thirteen?

2. What kind of stories did Rick write for the St. Petersburg Times while living in St. Petersburg after the Fellowship?

3. What was "Dinner on the Ground"?

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

5. What work did Rick begin in junior high?

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