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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. Why did Margaret bury Rick's muddy sneakers?
(a) She thought John Sparks used them.
(b) She wanted to protect him from the police.
(c) She did not want to clean them.
(d) She believed he may be involved in the Sparks case.

2. What did Rick's mother do without so that her boys could have school clothes?
(a) A new dress.
(b) Sweets.
(c) New shoes.
(d) A nice house.

3. What did Mark build in the woods?
(a) A shack.
(b) A barn.
(c) A house.
(d) A church.

4. What did Sam ask from Rick in return for his staying behind in Alabama and Rick going out into the world?
(a) For Rick to be home every year for momma's birthday.
(b) For Rick to tell him the stories of where he had been.
(c) For Rick to send money for momma.
(d) For Rick to call Mark every six months.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Rick say that men did instead of rioting?

3. What reason did grandpa Charlie have for shooting a neighbor woman?

4. What was the one gift that Rick wanted more than anything to give his mother?

5. How long after quitting high school did Margaret get her GED?

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