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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of a man is Rick's brother, Mark?
(a) Hard worker.
(b) Hard drinker and fighter.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Family man.

3. How long did Rick put off writing his book?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Fifteen years.

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

5. 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 deserves a certain amount of dignity.
(d) That everyone needs love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last line of the Prologue?

2. What does Rick hope his story will accomplish?

3. What did Aunt Gracie tell the children that the chicken was that was cooking?

4. When did Rick first meet his father?

5. What did Aunt Mary Jo take the children out for to eat?

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