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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 kind of a man is Rick's brother, Mark?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Hard drinker and fighter.
(c) Hard worker.
(d) Family man.

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

3. Where did Margaret take the children to find "treasure"?
(a) Restaurant trash bins.
(b) The dump.
(c) Store trash bins.
(d) Neighbors trash bins.

4. What sickness killed Rick's father?
(a) Cirrhosis.
(b) Hepititus.
(c) Tuburculosis.
(d) Cancer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In general, how did Rick Bragg feel about religion as he always had?

2. What war was Rick's father in?

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

4. What did Margaret eat when the children were small?

5. Why did Rick tell his family's story?

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