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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Getting Even With Life, Chapters 34-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rick do for Dirty Red?
(a) He sent counseling to his home.
(b) He wrote a story about his innocence.
(c) He helped him find a good lawyer.
(d) He convinced him to tell his story.

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

3. How long did Rick have the 1969 convertible?
(a) His whole life.
(b) Six months.
(c) All of high school.
(d) Two weeks.

4. What kind of a man is Rick's bother, Sam?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Successful.
(c) Hard drinker and fighter.
(d) Hard worker.

5. What did Rick tell him momma that he wrote about?
(a) Sports.
(b) Animals.
(c) Gangs in the streets of various cities around the world.
(d) Happy stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rosario told Rick that he confronted the armed man in his store for what reason?

2. What made Rick finally write the book?

3. In general, how did Rick Bragg feel about religion as he always had?

4. After Rick's second trip to Haiti, what promotion did he receive?

5. What happened to the letters Margaret received from Charles while he was in Korea?

(see the answer key)

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