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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. Where did Margaret take the children to find "treasure"?
(a) Neighbors trash bins.
(b) Store trash bins.
(c) The dump.
(d) Restaurant trash bins.

2. What is the story of the widow's mite?
(a) A poor woman who gave to the temple and God recognized the gift.
(b) A woman who shuns the church because her husband dies.
(c) A woman who is infested with bugs.
(d) A widowed woman who takes in poor children.

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

4. What is the last line of the Prologue?
(a) "I forgive you, Papa."
(b) "Forgive me Momma."
(c) "Do you hear me, grandma?"
(d) "God help me, Momma, if I am clumsy."

5. How did Rick try to buy his way into heaven?
(a) By buying his ex-wife a baby carriage.
(b) By buying his girlfriend a car.
(c) By buying his momma a pair of dentures.
(d) By buying his brother a business.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Aunt Gracie tell the children that the chicken was that was cooking?

3. What happened to Mark in 1965 from which his father saved him?

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

5. What did Margaret eat when the children were small?

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