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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 was the house like that Rick's father brought them to when Rick was six years old?
(a) Just big enough for all of them.
(b) Big but decrepit.
(c) A mansion.
(d) Small, but in good shape.

2. What did Rick write in the Jacksonville News?
(a) Entertainment news.
(b) Sports news.
(c) Local news.
(d) Obituaries.

3. What made Rick finally write the book?
(a) His grandmother's death.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) His grandfather's death.
(d) His father's death.

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

5. What kind of a man is Rick's brother, Mark?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Hard worker.
(c) Hard drinker and fighter.
(d) Family man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rick claim as the highlight of his stay in Tampa?

2. What did Rick's grandmother die from?

3. What did momma lecture Rick about on the rare occasions that she lectured?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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