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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 Grandma Ab do the last time her grandchildren drove away with their father and mother?
(a) She screamed and cried for them not to leave.
(b) She held onto Rick and won't let go.
(c) She begged Rick's father to leave them be.
(d) She ran out into the middle of the road and stared.

2. How did Charles kill the assassin in Korea?
(a) He shot him.
(b) He strangled him.
(c) He stabbed him.
(d) He drowned him.

3. What did Rick find himself wishing for at the funeral home?
(a) Another day with his grandmother.
(b) Heaven.
(c) A way to spend more time with his mother.
(d) God.

4. Why was Rick rushed to the hospital as a young boy?
(a) He fell out of a tree and broke his leg.
(b) He sucked a plastic berry up his nose.
(c) He punched his brother and broke his hand.
(d) He fell into the hole in the outhouse and broke his arm.

5. Who drove Margaret to the hospital when she gave birth to Rick?
(a) Grandpa Charlie.
(b) Aunt Gracie Juanita.
(c) Grandma Ava.
(d) Rick's dad.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sam and Rick do to their father on the night he attempted to hit Rick?

2. What does Rick hope his story will accomplish?

3. What is the last line of the Prologue?

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

5. What does Rick say about the book being called a memoir?

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