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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 else does "bodega" mean besides "store"?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Death.
(c) Financial freedom.
(d) Freedom, respect, and dignity.

2. When did the boys stop fighting with each other?
(a) When one of them gets hurt.
(b) When momma cries.
(c) When momma hits them with a hickory branch.
(d) When momma yells.

3. In general, how did Rick Bragg feel about religion as he always had?
(a) He is fervent about it.
(b) He believes it is detrimental.
(c) He is apathetic about it.
(d) He never found the joy of it as he had seen others have.

4. How did Sam feel about Rick going off to his Fellowship?
(a) Upset.
(b) Envious.
(c) Proud.
(d) Ashamed.

5. What kind of questions did Rick often find himself answering to the students at Harvard?
(a) Questions about Haiti.
(b) Questions about his stories.
(c) Questions about the South.
(d) Questions about racism.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Margaret expect Rick's father to do after she poured his whiskey down the drain?

3. When sober, how did Bobby Bragg dress for dinner?

4. What crime did John Sparks commit?

5. How did Charles kill the assassin in Korea?

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