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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, The Widow's Mite, Chapters 8-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the story of the widow's mite?
(a) A poor woman who gave to the temple and God recognized the gift.
(b) A widowed woman who takes in poor children.
(c) A woman who shuns the church because her husband dies.
(d) A woman who is infested with bugs.

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

3. Why did Rick love his 1969 convertible so much in high school?
(a) It allowed him to get the pretty girls.
(b) It made him feel equal to the other high school kids.
(c) It allowed him to escape his small town.
(d) The other guys loved it, so they paid attention to him.

4. What is the last line of the Prologue?
(a) "Do you hear me, grandma?"
(b) "Forgive me Momma."
(c) "God help me, Momma, if I am clumsy."
(d) "I forgive you, Papa."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rick's mother do without so that her boys could have school clothes?

2. How did Sam torture Rick in the outhouse?

3. What does Rick hope his story will accomplish?

4. What did Sam and Rick do to their father on the night he attempted to hit Rick?

5. What did the box contain that Rick's father gave to him on his last visit?

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