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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 was Margaret's first real toy?
(a) A red wagon.
(b) A stuffed bear.
(c) A doll.
(d) A wooden turtle on a string.

2. What does Rick hope his story will accomplish?
(a) To bring his family closer together.
(b) Heal his soul.
(c) Get at great truths.
(d) Make the dead dance with the living.

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 everyone deserves a certain amount of dignity.
(c) That poor people should be treated with extra care.
(d) That everyone needs love.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why were Margaret's sisters better off in life than she was?

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

4. 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?

5. What was acceptable practice and what was not in the foothills?

(see the answer key)

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