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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Lies to My Mother, Chapters 25-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift did Rick receive in 2nd grade that had such a large impact on him?
(a) A red wagon.
(b) Cowboy boots.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) His own bed.

2. What did Rick go home for in the year that he was in Haiti?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) The birth of Sam's son.
(d) Grandma's death.

3. Who drove Margaret to the hospital when she gave birth to Rick?
(a) Grandma Ava.
(b) Aunt Gracie Juanita.
(c) Rick's dad.
(d) Grandpa Charlie.

4. What was acceptable practice and what was not in the foothills?
(a) Not to be able to read; not to be able to fight.
(b) Not to be able to read; not to be able to dance.
(c) Fighting and drinking.
(d) Beating your childen and missing church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Rick come to dislike Jimmy Carter?

2. Why do the soldiers of Haiti randomly shoot the poor?

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

4. What part of the NY Times staff helped Rick the most when he first got there?

5. What work did Rick begin in junior high?

(see the answer key)

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