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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. Who came to the city auditorium to talk to the white people of the county?
(a) George Wallace.
(b) Albert Brewer.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

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

3. What happened to Mark in 1965 from which his father saved him?
(a) He was bitten by a rattlesnake.
(b) He fell in through an icy pond.
(c) He was hit by a truck.
(d) He fell out of a tree.

4. How did Sam torture Rick in the outhouse?
(a) He would leave him there alone in the middle of the night.
(b) He would make him close the door to darkness.
(c) He told him the hole will swallow him up.
(d) He locked him in with a tomcat.

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 poor people should be treated with extra care.
(b) That everyone deserves a certain amount of dignity.
(c) That everyone needs love.
(d) That no one should be laughed at.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Charles feel about going to Korea to kill soldiers?

2. What did Charlie tell Margaret about going back to her husband when she came home for the second time?

3. What payment was most likely used for the doctor who helped give birth to Rick's mother?

4. Who drove Margaret to the hospital when she gave birth to Rick?

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

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