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

2. When did Rick first meet his father?
(a) When he was five.
(b) When he was fifteen.
(c) When he was ten.
(d) When he was two.

3. Why did Rick run from the police when he was riding the moped?
(a) He thought it is funny to be chased.
(b) He was afraid momma might cry.
(c) He did not want to be arrested.
(d) He wanted to be able to brag to his brothers.

4. Who came to the city auditorium to talk to the white people of the county?
(a) George Wallace.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Albert Brewer.

5. What does Rick say of the errors that occur in his story?
(a) They are lies to hide truths.
(b) They are there to protect people.
(c) They are only his perceptions.
(d) They are lies created to entertain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rick and Uncle Ed both acknowledge early on about Rick's future?

2. Why was Rick rushed to the hospital as a young boy?

3. How did Rick view his time in high school?

4. What life lesson did Rick's mother teach him that he broke when he made fun of a boy for having lice?

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

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