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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 did Grandma Ab do the last time her grandchildren drove away with their father and mother?
(a) She ran out into the middle of the road and stared.
(b) She screamed and cried for them not to leave.
(c) She held onto Rick and won't let go.
(d) She begged Rick's father to leave them be.

2. What did Rick write in the Jacksonville News?
(a) Local news.
(b) Obituaries.
(c) Sports news.
(d) Entertainment news.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What trait does Rick believe he inherited from his father?

2. What did Rick's mother do without so that her boys could have school clothes?

3. What reason did grandpa Charlie have for shooting a neighbor woman?

4. In what era did Rick's parents grow up?

5. What was Rick's mother's response when he asked her if he could write the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rick experience at the Protestant Church that he attended when he is young?

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

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

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

5. What male influence did Rick and his brother's have in their lives?

6. What was the area like and what were the people like where Rick and his parents grew up?

7. How did Rick feel about his high school years as he looked back on them?

8. What does Rick choose to believe about his father's neglect and abuse of his family?

9. What was the main reason for Rick writing this memoir?

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

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