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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 life lesson did Rick's mother teach him that he broke when he made fun of a boy for having lice?
(a) That everyone deserves a certain amount of dignity.
(b) That no one should be laughed at.
(c) That everyone needs love.
(d) That poor people should be treated with extra care.

2. When did Rick first meet his father?
(a) When he was five.
(b) When he was two.
(c) When he was ten.
(d) When he was fifteen.

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

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

5. What was the reason that Charles whipped his daughter Margaret at the age of thirteen?
(a) Takin' a sip of likker.
(b) Kickin' her sister so hard in bed one night.
(c) Talkin' back to her mother.
(d) Takin' the truck out for a short ride in the fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a leader was Papa Doc to Haiti?

2. What sickness killed Rick's father?

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

4. Where did Sam end up finding his career?

5. What famous singer did grandma tell Rick that she met before he died?

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