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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. In 1971 what did the fraternity do at Christmas?
(a) They had a party for the poor children.
(b) They took the poor children to the soup kitchen.
(c) They collected toys for the poor children.
(d) They brought Christmas trees to the poor children.

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

3. What did Aunt Gracie tell the children that the chicken was that was cooking?
(a) Eel.
(b) Pidgeon.
(c) Buzzard.
(d) Crow.

4. What did Rick find himself wishing for at the funeral home?
(a) Heaven.
(b) A way to spend more time with his mother.
(c) God.
(d) Another day with his grandmother.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Margaret's first real toy?

3. What did Margaret mean when she told Sam and Mark that Rick is "travelin'"?

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

5. How does Rick describe the area in which his parents were born and raised?

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