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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 Sam ask from Rick in return for his staying behind in Alabama and Rick going out into the world?
(a) For Rick to tell him the stories of where he had been.
(b) For Rick to send money for momma.
(c) For Rick to be home every year for momma's birthday.
(d) For Rick to call Mark every six months.

2. What crime did John Sparks commit?
(a) Murder.
(b) Rape.
(c) Theft.
(d) Arson.

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

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

5. What did Sam let Rick do when they finally went fishing?
(a) Bait the line.
(b) Reel in the fish Sam caught.
(c) Cook the fish.
(d) Tell momma Rick caught the fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rick try to buy his way into heaven?

2. What was the reason that Charles whipped his daughter Margaret at the age of thirteen?

3. How does Rick describe the area in which his parents were born and raised?

4. What did Rick claim as the highlight of his stay in Tampa?

5. What did Rick's grandmother die from?

(see the answer key)

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