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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. How did Margaret react to her trip to New York City?
(a) She was too afraid to really experience it.
(b) She was thrilled and astonished.
(c) She was speechless.
(d) All she wanted to do was to go home.

2. Why did Rick tell his family's story?
(a) To make his brothers feel better.
(b) To forgive his father.
(c) To make himself feel better.
(d) To record his mother's sacrifices.

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

4. In what era did Rick's parents grow up?
(a) The 40s and 50s.
(b) The 50s and 60s.
(c) The 60s and 70s.
(d) The 20s and 30s.

5. Rosario told Rick that he confronted the armed man in his store for what reason?
(a) Rosario cannot trust that the robber will take the money without shooting him.
(b) Rosario worries that the robber will shoot up the store.
(c) Rosario knows the police won't help.
(d) Rosario has been robbed so many times that he just wants to shoot them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in 1991 that Rick got to experience that terrified him deeply?

2. Where was Rick working in the winter of 1964 as Chapter 16 opened?

3. What did Rick tell his first girlfriend about his family?

4. When Rick went home in 1988, how long had it been since he spent the holidays there?

5. Where did Margaret take the children to find "treasure"?

(see the answer key)

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