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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. Why were Margaret's sisters better off in life than she was?
(a) They married better.
(b) They had fewer children to care for.
(c) They became educated.
(d) They moved to better parts of the country.

2. Where did Margaret take the children to find "treasure"?
(a) Restaurant trash bins.
(b) Store trash bins.
(c) Neighbors trash bins.
(d) The dump.

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 does Rick hope his story will accomplish?
(a) Get at great truths.
(b) Heal his soul.
(c) Make the dead dance with the living.
(d) To bring his family closer together.

5. How did Sam torture Rick in the outhouse?
(a) He would make him close the door to darkness.
(b) He told him the hole will swallow him up.
(c) He would leave him there alone in the middle of the night.
(d) He locked him in with a tomcat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the poor black family down the road do for Rick's family?

2. When sober, how did Bobby Bragg dress for dinner?

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

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

5. How long did Rick put off writing his book?

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