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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. Why did Sam become the school's janitor according to Rick?
(a) Because he never learned to read.
(b) Because he never wanted to be anything else.
(c) Because they never taught him that he had other opportunities.
(d) Because he was not smart enough to do anything else.

2. Why did Rick love his 1969 convertible so much in high school?
(a) It allowed him to get the pretty girls.
(b) The other guys loved it, so they paid attention to him.
(c) It made him feel equal to the other high school kids.
(d) It allowed him to escape his small town.

3. What does Rick say of the errors that occur in his story?
(a) They are lies created to entertain.
(b) They are only his perceptions.
(c) They are there to protect people.
(d) They are lies to hide truths.

4. What did the poor black family down the road do for Rick's family?
(a) They invited them to their church.
(b) They brought them corn to eat.
(c) They brought them bread to eat.
(d) They invited them over for dinner.

5. What part of the NY Times staff helped Rick the most when he first got there?
(a) The editors.
(b) The news staff.
(c) The fluff piece staff.
(d) The photo staff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the serial diner keep committing the same crime?

2. What did Louis Bolivar make seven days a week in Haiti?

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

4. What did Rick's grandmother die from?

5. What famous singer did grandma tell Rick that she met before he died?

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