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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 famous singer did grandma tell Rick that she met before he died?
(a) Hank Williams.
(b) Frank Sinatra.
(c) Perry Como.
(d) Johnny Cash.

2. What does Rick say about the book being called a memoir?
(a) It makes him proud.
(b) He thinks it is wrongly named.
(c) He finds it appropriate.
(d) It is too fancy a name for him.

3. What crime did John Sparks commit?
(a) Arson.
(b) Murder.
(c) Theft.
(d) Rape.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Charlie tell Margaret about going back to her husband when she came home for the second time?

2. What did Aunt Mary Jo take the children out for to eat?

3. What was meant by the quote "didn't have no papers on him."?

4. What kind of a man is Rick's bother, Sam?

5. What bet did Uncle Jimbo win for twenty dollars?

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