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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What school did Rick attend at the age of 33?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Cornell.
(c) Yale.
(d) Oxford.

2. What made Rick finally write the book?
(a) His grandfather's death.
(b) His father's death.
(c) His grandmother's death.
(d) His mother's death.

3. What life lesson did Rick's mother teach him that he broke when he made fun of a boy for having lice?
(a) That no one should be laughed at.
(b) That poor people should be treated with extra care.
(c) That everyone needs love.
(d) That everyone deserves a certain amount of dignity.

4. What did Aunt Gracie tell the children that the chicken was that was cooking?
(a) Buzzard.
(b) Pidgeon.
(c) Crow.
(d) Eel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What happened to Mark in 1965 from which his father saved him?

3. What does Rick hope his story will accomplish?

4. What does Rick say of the errors that occur in his story?

5. What kind of a man is Rick's brother, Mark?

(see the answer key)

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