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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, The Widow's Mite, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Margaret eat when the children were small?
(a) The scraps from their plates.
(b) What falls to the floor.
(c) What is given to her by others.
(d) Only bread.

2. What happened to Mark in 1965 from which his father saved him?
(a) He was hit by a truck.
(b) He fell in through an icy pond.
(c) He was bitten by a rattlesnake.
(d) He fell out of a tree.

3. What did Aunt Gracie tell the children that the chicken was that was cooking?
(a) Eel.
(b) Pidgeon.
(c) Crow.
(d) Buzzard.

4. 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 poor people should be treated with extra care.
(c) That no one should be laughed at.
(d) That everyone deserves a certain amount of dignity.

5. What instrument did Rick's grandmother play?
(a) Fiddle.
(b) Harp.
(c) Banjo.
(d) Guitar.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Grandma Ab do the last time her grandchildren drove away with their father and mother?

4. What was the house like that Rick's father brought them to when Rick was six years old?

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

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