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

2. What was meant by the quote "didn't have no papers on him."?
(a) No records were kept of dead babies.
(b) The hospital did not have papers on the dead baby.
(c) The baby was never christened.
(d) The baby never existed.

3. What does Rick regret about his grandfather?
(a) That he wasn't harder on his father.
(b) That he didn't do better by his daughter.
(c) That he wasn't there when he shot a woman through her breasts.
(d) That he never met him.

4. What did Rick keep as a reminder of the night he went out on a dangerous story with Sean?
(a) A rock.
(b) A copy of the story.
(c) A shirt.
(d) A steering wheel.

5. What life lesson did Rick's mother teach him that he broke when he made fun of a boy for having lice?
(a) That everyone needs love.
(b) That everyone deserves a certain amount of dignity.
(c) That no one should be laughed at.
(d) That poor people should be treated with extra care.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would Bobby Bragg fix his hip when it went out on him?

2. What happened to Rick when he was out on the boat in the Everglades?

3. How did Charles kill the assassin in Korea?

4. What was Rick's first course in college?

5. Why didn't Rick take the job he wanted at the St. Petersburg Times?

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