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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 was Rick's first course in college?
(a) Literature.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Compostition.
(d) Creative Writing.

2. What does Rick regret about his grandfather?
(a) That he wasn't there when he shot a woman through her breasts.
(b) That he didn't do better by his daughter.
(c) That he wasn't harder on his father.
(d) That he never met him.

3. What does Rick say about this book?
(a) That he wrote it for himself.
(b) That it is a story meant only for his family.
(c) That it is not important.
(d) That everyone should read it.

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

5. What did Rick see at church that he stated was one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen?
(a) A baptism.
(b) A soul being saved.
(c) A child singing a hymn.
(d) A healing.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who drove Margaret to the hospital when she gave birth to Rick?

3. How did the weather make the war worse in Korea?

4. How long did Rick put off writing his book?

5. What did Rick's mother do without so that her boys could have school clothes?

(see the answer key)

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