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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 Margaret mean when she told Sam and Mark that Rick is "travelin'"?
(a) He was taking a walk.
(b) He was daydreaming.
(c) He was reading another book.
(d) He was having a seizure.

2. What made Rick finally write the book?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) His grandmother's death.
(d) His grandfather's death.

3. How did Rick view his time in high school?
(a) He worked too hard at his job to take time for it.
(b) He worked hard at it.
(c) He learned a lot from it.
(d) He wasted it.

4. What work did Rick begin in junior high?
(a) Moving dirt and clearing land.
(b) Hauling trash.
(c) Cleaning stalls.
(d) Working in Uncle Ed's store.

5. What did the poor black family down the road do for Rick's family?
(a) They brought them bread to eat.
(b) They invited them to their church.
(c) They invited them over for dinner.
(d) They brought them corn to eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Margaret's sisters better off in life than she was?

2. What does Rick Bragg mostly write about as a reporter?

3. What payment was most likely used for the doctor who helped give birth to Rick's mother?

4. What was the name of Rick's first reading group at school?

5. What reason did grandpa Charlie have for shooting a neighbor woman?

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