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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. Who drove Margaret to the hospital when she gave birth to Rick?
(a) Rick's dad.
(b) Aunt Gracie Juanita.
(c) Grandma Ava.
(d) Grandpa Charlie.

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

3. What did Rick's father teach him that helped him get to his job as a reporter even though many saw him as a loser?
(a) To get what you want out of life.
(b) To never take nothin' form nobody.
(c) To fight dirty.
(d) To work hard.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When sober, how did Bobby Bragg dress for dinner?

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

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

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

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

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