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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. How did the weather make the war worse in Korea?
(a) It was always raining.
(b) It was freezing cold.
(c) It was boiling hot.
(d) It was terribly windy.

2. What did Rick's grandmother die from?
(a) Heart failure.
(b) Kidney failure.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Pneumonia.

3. What happened to Mark in 1965 from which his father saved him?
(a) He fell out of a tree.
(b) He was bitten by a rattlesnake.
(c) He was hit by a truck.
(d) He fell in through an icy pond.

4. What did Rick and Uncle Ed both acknowledge early on about Rick's future?
(a) That he will be stuck working hard for no money.
(b) That he will leave home and never return.
(c) That he will end up just like his father.
(d) That he will find a good job someday.

5. What did Rick's mother do without so that her boys could have school clothes?
(a) New shoes.
(b) Sweets.
(c) A new dress.
(d) A nice house.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long after quitting high school did Margaret get her GED?

3. What trait does Rick believe he inherited from his father?

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

5. What kind of a man is Rick's brother, Mark?

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