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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, The Widow's Mite, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were Margaret's sisters better off in life than she was?
(a) They became educated.
(b) They had fewer children to care for.
(c) They married better.
(d) They moved to better parts of the country.

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

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

4. What war was Rick's father in?
(a) Vietnam.
(b) World War II.
(c) Dessert Strom.
(d) Korean.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Rick Bragg mostly write about as a reporter?

3. What does Rick regret about his grandfather?

4. When sober, how did Bobby Bragg dress for dinner?

5. Where did Margaret take the children to find "treasure"?

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