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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. What did Sam and Rick do to their father on the night he attempted to hit Rick?
(a) They ran and hid.
(b) They beat him.
(c) They called their grandfather.
(d) They ran to the neighbors.

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

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

4. When did Rick first meet his father?
(a) When he was two.
(b) When he was fifteen.
(c) When he was ten.
(d) When he was five.

5. What payment was most likely used for the doctor who helped give birth to Rick's mother?
(a) Bumdrum's homemade likker.
(b) Bumdrum's live chickens.
(c) Ham.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Grandma Ab do the last time her grandchildren drove away with their father and mother?

2. What was Rick's mother's response when he asked her if he could write the book?

3. What city's bombing did Rick mention that he writes about?

4. What was meant by the quote "didn't have no papers on him."?

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

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