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

2. How big was the property of momma's new house?
(a) 1.3 acres.
(b) Two acres.
(c) One-third of an acre.
(d) Half an acre.

3. What does perfume on a hog reference to in the chapter of that title?
(a) Rich and Poor.
(b) Harvard and Rick.
(c) Educated and Uneducated.
(d) The North and the South.

4. What famous singer did grandma tell Rick that she met before he died?
(a) Perry Como.
(b) Frank Sinatra.
(c) Hank Williams.
(d) Johnny Cash.

5. What did Rick's grandmother die from?
(a) Heart failure.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Kidney failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the wall in Brooklyn that Rick wrote about?

2. What did Mark build in the woods?

3. What did the young South Carolina woman say happened to her two boys?

4. How long did Rick put off writing his book?

5. What story did Rick write about in Clearwater that marked him forever?

(see the answer key)

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