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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Lies to My Mother, Chapters 16-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Margaret eat when the children were small?
(a) What is given to her by others.
(b) What falls to the floor.
(c) Only bread.
(d) The scraps from their plates.

2. Where did Margaret get her religion from?
(a) A pastor comes to visit her every Sunday.
(b) Reading The Bible.
(c) Church.
(d) TV preachers.

3. In what era did Rick's parents grow up?
(a) The 60s and 70s.
(b) The 40s and 50s.
(c) The 50s and 60s.
(d) The 20s and 30s.

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

5. How long did Rick put off writing his book?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Fifteen years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Rick working in the winter of 1964 as Chapter 16 opened?

3. What was the wall in Brooklyn that Rick wrote about?

4. What does Rick regret about his grandfather?

5. What statue stands in Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham?

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