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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 did the redbird do that makes Rick question life?
(a) It flew into a glass door.
(b) It attacked its own reflection.
(c) It threw its baby from the nest.
(d) It hurled itself into a pool.

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

3. What was the name of Rick's first reading group at school?
(a) Blue Jays.
(b) Jaybirds.
(c) Cardinals.
(d) Crows.

4. What did Rick and Uncle Ed both acknowledge early on about Rick's future?
(a) That he will end up just like his father.
(b) That he will leave home and never return.
(c) That he will be stuck working hard for no money.
(d) That he will find a good job someday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Rick rushed to the hospital as a young boy?

2. How long after quitting high school did Margaret get her GED?

3. How long did Rick have the 1969 convertible?

4. What does Rick say of the errors that occur in his story?

5. What was the house like that Rick's father brought them to when Rick was six years old?

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