2. Why didn't Rick take the job he wanted at the St. Petersburg Times?
(a) An old friend wanted him to return to the Anniston Star.
(b) His new girlfriend asked him not to.
(c) His momma got sick, so he had to go home.
(d) His brother was in trouble again, so he had to go home.

3. What did Rick never do alone?
(a) Drink.
(b) Eat jellybeans.
(c) Go to the movies.
(d) Go out to eat.

4. After Rick's second trip to Haiti, what promotion did he receive?
(a) International correspondent to Turkey.
(b) National correspondent to the West.
(c) International correspondent to Iran.
(d) National correspondent to the South.

5. Why did Rick lose his job at the Birmingham paper?
(a) He became too full of himself.
(b) He chose to cover only certain stories.
(c) He called out sick a lot.
(d) He had a fight with his boss.

6. Why did momma move out of her new house?
(a) The dog died at the new house.
(b) She missed the old house too much.
(c) She was afraid there by herself.
(d) Sam and Mark had a fight on the front lawn.

7. How did Margaret feel about Rick living away from his family most of his life?
(a) She was glad that he got out.
(b) She understood that it is for the best.
(c) She was angry that he did not come home enough.
(d) She was sad that he did not want to come home.

8. How long had momma lived in the little house?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Forty years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Ten years.

9. What change was made at the NY Times in Rick's first article?
(a) A comma.
(b) Most of the story.
(c) Much of the grammar.
(d) The headline.

10. What did Sam give Rick to take back to Miami with him?
(a) A hard hat.
(b) Deer meat.
(c) A sack of pine cones.
(d) A gun.

11. How old was Rick when he married?
(a) In his early thirties.
(b) In his late twenties.
(c) In his early twenties.
(d) In his mid-twenties.

12. Why did Rick come to dislike Jimmy Carter?
(a) He only sent funding to Haiti.
(b) He helps keep Aristide away from Haiti.
(c) He ignored the Amercian soldiers in Haiti.
(d) He brokered peace with the despots of Haiti.

13. 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 has been robbed so many times that he just wants to shoot them.
(c) Rosario worries that the robber will shoot up the store.
(d) Rosario knows the police won't help.

14. When did Rick come to realize that Susan was guilty of killing her own children?
(a) Margaret told him that she would have died for her children.
(b) When a TV reporter asked why someone would take the car with kids in it.
(c) When a lead from a girl did not pan out.
(d) Not until the car was found.

15. How did Rick compare himself to his father?
(a) He said that his father's faults made him a better man.
(b) He said that in many ways they were the same.
(c) He said they are completely different.
(d) He said that he is a winner and his father a loser.