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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 expect Rick's father to do after she poured his whiskey down the drain?
(a) Leave.
(b) Stop drinking.
(c) Find more likker.
(d) Hit her.

2. What did Rick keep as a reminder of the night he went out on a dangerous story with Sean?
(a) A shirt.
(b) A copy of the story.
(c) A rock.
(d) A steering wheel.

3. How old was Rick when he married?
(a) In his early thirties.
(b) In his mid-twenties.
(c) In his early twenties.
(d) In his late twenties.

4. How did Charles kill the assassin in Korea?
(a) He shot him.
(b) He stabbed him.
(c) He drowned him.
(d) He strangled him.

5. What was Rick's first course in college?
(a) Journalism.
(b) Compostition.
(c) Creative Writing.
(d) Literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rick Bragg mostly write about as a reporter?

2. Why didn't Rick take the job he wanted at the St. Petersburg Times?

3. Why did Sam become the school's janitor according to Rick?

4. What kind of a man is Rick's bother, Sam?

5. Why did Rick love his 1969 convertible so much in high school?

(see the answer key)

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