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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What made Rick finally write the book?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His grandmother's death.
(c) His grandfather's death.
(d) His mother's death.

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

3. How long after quitting high school did Margaret get her GED?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Ten years.

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

5. What trait does Rick believe he inherited from his father?
(a) Running from his problems.
(b) Lack of fear.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Quick to anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would Bobby Bragg fix his hip when it went out on him?

2. Who went to Charles's funeral?

3. When did the boys stop fighting with each other?

4. What did Rick's grandmother die from?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of a woman was Rick's grandmother?

2. What were the times like when Rick grew up? Where was he born? When?

3. Why does Rick state more than once that this is not an important book?

4. What kind of work did the boys do for their Uncle Ed? What did Rick learn from this work? What did Sam learn from this work?

5. What story did Rick tell about his cowboy boots?

6. Why did the boys feel so out of place in their new home that their father moved them to when Rick was six?

7. What kind of a father did Rick have?

8. How poor was Margaret while raising her small children?

9. Why does Rick say that anyone could write this book? Is that true?

10. What was Margaret's family like growing up?

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