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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Lies to My Mother, Chapters 16-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to Rick when he was out on the boat in the Everglades?
(a) He was led to believe that they were fishing for gators.
(b) He was tricked into taking pictures of gators.
(c) He fell into the water with the gators.
(d) He was bitten by a gator.

3. How old was Rick when he married?
(a) In his late twenties.
(b) In his early thirties.
(c) In his early twenties.
(d) In his mid-twenties.

4. In 1971 what did the fraternity do at Christmas?
(a) They took the poor children to the soup kitchen.
(b) They collected toys for the poor children.
(c) They brought Christmas trees to the poor children.
(d) They had a party for the poor children.

5. Why didn't Rick take the job he wanted at the St. Petersburg Times?
(a) An old friend wanted him to return to the Anniston Star.
(b) His brother was in trouble again, so he had to go home.
(c) His new girlfriend asked him not to.
(d) His momma got sick, so he had to go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Rick finally write the book?

2. When did the boys stop fighting with each other?

3. Why did Rick quit college?

4. What is the last line of the Prologue?

5. What statue stands in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham?

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