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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. Why did Sam become the school's janitor according to Rick?
(a) Because he never wanted to be anything else.
(b) Because he was not smart enough to do anything else.
(c) Because he never learned to read.
(d) Because they never taught him that he had other opportunities.

2. How would Bobby Bragg fix his hip when it went out on him?
(a) He would go to the doctor.
(b) He would have his sons pull his leg.
(c) His wife would pull his leg until it popped back in.
(d) He would drink a lot of whiskey.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did momma lecture Rick about on the rare occasions that she lectured?

2. What did Grandma Ab do the last time her grandchildren drove away with their father and mother?

3. Where did Margaret take the children to find "treasure"?

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

5. When did the boys stop fighting with each other?

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