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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Lies to My Mother, Chapters 25-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the box contain that Rick's father gave to him on his last visit?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Car magazines.
(c) Dirty books.
(d) Classical literature.

2. What was the main question that people asked in Rick's hometown after the incident in 1994 that brought him back home to write a story?
(a) Where was God when it happened?
(b) What do we do next?
(c) What had the people done wrong to be punished?
(d) Why would God hurt the poor?

3. Why do the soldiers of Haiti randomly shoot the poor?
(a) Because the poor cause riots.
(b) Because the poor are beggars and thieves.
(c) To teach others a lesson.
(d) To sell their bodies back to their families.

4. What city's bombing did Rick mention that he writes about?
(a) Oklahoma City.
(b) Hiroshima.
(c) Port au Prince.
(d) Pearl Harbor.

5. What did Rick compare time lost to?
(a) A bad piece of fruit.
(b) A poor night's sleep.
(c) A lost piece of jewelry.
(d) A quarter in an unlucky slot machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what era did Rick's parents grow up?

2. What was Rick's mother's response when he asked her if he could write the book?

3. What did Margaret eat when the children were small?

4. Why did Margaret bury Rick's muddy sneakers?

5. What happened to Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 1990?

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