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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 did momma lecture Rick about on the rare occasions that she lectured?
(a) Envy.
(b) Religion.
(c) Prejudice.
(d) False pride.

2. What story did Rick write about in Clearwater that marked him forever?
(a) About poachers.
(b) About a man who married his daughter.
(c) About Siamese twins.
(d) About a woman who dies twenty years after her attack.

3. What kind of a man is Rick's brother, Mark?
(a) Hard drinker and fighter.
(b) Family man.
(c) Criminal.
(d) Hard worker.

4. In general, how did Rick Bragg feel about religion as he always had?
(a) He is fervent about it.
(b) He is apathetic about it.
(c) He believes it is detrimental.
(d) He never found the joy of it as he had seen others have.

5. What does Rick say about this book?
(a) That everyone should read it.
(b) That he wrote it for himself.
(c) That it is a story meant only for his family.
(d) That it is not important.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the cemeteries like in Haiti?

2. What gift did Rick receive in 2nd grade that had such a large impact on him?

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

4. What did Rick say about his mother's attendance at his wedding?

5. What bet did Uncle Jimbo win for twenty dollars?

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