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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of a man is Rick's bother, Sam?
(a) Successful.
(b) Hard worker.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Hard drinker and fighter.

2. What famous singer did grandma tell Rick that she met before he died?
(a) Johnny Cash.
(b) Hank Williams.
(c) Perry Como.
(d) Frank Sinatra.

3. What did Rick's father teach him that helped him get to his job as a reporter even though many saw him as a loser?
(a) To get what you want out of life.
(b) To fight dirty.
(c) To work hard.
(d) To never take nothin' form nobody.

4. What does Rick Bragg mostly write about as a reporter?
(a) Washington.
(b) Death.
(c) War.
(d) Politics.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What life lesson did Rick's mother teach him that he broke when he made fun of a boy for having lice?

2. What does Rick regret about his grandfather?

3. What is the last line of the Prologue?

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

5. What did the redbird do that makes Rick question life?

(see the answer key)

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