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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 was Rick's first course in college?
(a) Creative Writing.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Compostition.
(d) Literature.

2. What did momma lecture Rick about on the rare occasions that she lectured?
(a) False pride.
(b) Envy.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) Religion.

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

4. What life lesson did Rick's mother teach him that he broke when he made fun of a boy for having lice?
(a) That everyone deserves a certain amount of dignity.
(b) That everyone needs love.
(c) That no one should be laughed at.
(d) That poor people should be treated with extra care.

5. What city's bombing did Rick mention that he writes about?
(a) Hiroshima.
(b) Oklahoma City.
(c) Pearl Harbor.
(d) Port au Prince.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Margaret get her religion from?

2. What happened to Mark in 1965 from which his father saved him?

3. What was the name of Rick's first reading group at school?

4. How would Bobby Bragg fix his hip when it went out on him?

5. Who went to Charles's funeral?

(see the answer key)

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