2. What does Rick say of the errors that occur in his story?
(a) They are only his perceptions.
(b) They are there to protect people.
(c) They are lies to hide truths.
(d) They are lies created to entertain.

3. What was Margaret's first real toy?
(a) A stuffed bear.
(b) A wooden turtle on a string.
(c) A doll.
(d) A red wagon.

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

5. How did Charles feel about going to Korea to kill soldiers?
(a) He had no problem with the notion.
(b) He thought it was a party.
(c) He was afraid to go.
(d) He did not think about it one way or another.

6. How did Rick view his time in high school?
(a) He worked too hard at his job to take time for it.
(b) He learned a lot from it.
(c) He wasted it.
(d) He worked hard at it.

7. What did Aunt Mary Jo take the children out for to eat?
(a) Ice cream sundays.
(b) Cheeseburgers.
(c) Fried crappie.
(d) Foot long hot dogs.

8. What instrument did Rick's grandmother play?
(a) Guitar.
(b) Banjo.
(c) Harp.
(d) Fiddle.

9. When sober, how did Bobby Bragg dress for dinner?
(a) In overalls.
(b) In a full suit.
(c) In a clean shirt.
(d) With a shirt and tie.

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

11. How old was Charles when he died?
(a) 51.
(b) 31.
(c) 61.
(d) 41.

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

13. Why were Margaret's sisters better off in life than she was?
(a) They married better.
(b) They had fewer children to care for.
(c) They moved to better parts of the country.
(d) They became educated.

14. What did Charlie tell Margaret about going back to her husband when she came home for the second time?
(a) She must be obedient to her husband.
(b) She could go back, but not with her son.
(c) She should never go back.
(d) If she went back, Charlie would kill him.

15. What did Rick's father teach him that helped him get to his job as a reporter even though many saw him as a loser?
(a) To never take nothin' form nobody.
(b) To get what you want out of life.
(c) To work hard.
(d) To fight dirty.