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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. Why was Rick rushed to the hospital as a young boy?
(a) He fell out of a tree and broke his leg.
(b) He punched his brother and broke his hand.
(c) He fell into the hole in the outhouse and broke his arm.
(d) He sucked a plastic berry up his nose.

2. What kind of a man is Rick's bother, Sam?
(a) Hard drinker and fighter.
(b) Successful.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Hard worker.

3. What crime did John Sparks commit?
(a) Arson.
(b) Theft.
(c) Murder.
(d) Rape.

4. What does Rick say about the book being called a memoir?
(a) He thinks it is wrongly named.
(b) It makes him proud.
(c) He finds it appropriate.
(d) It is too fancy a name for him.

5. Why did Rick run from the police when he was riding the moped?
(a) He was afraid momma might cry.
(b) He wanted to be able to brag to his brothers.
(c) He did not want to be arrested.
(d) He thought it is funny to be chased.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rick view his time in high school?

2. What did Rick find himself wishing for at the funeral home?

3. Why were the Bragg boys "usual suspects" in the John Sparks case?

4. In what era did Rick's parents grow up?

5. Why did Sam become the school's janitor according to Rick?

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