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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 Margaret mean when she told Sam and Mark that Rick is "travelin'"?
(a) He was taking a walk.
(b) He was daydreaming.
(c) He was having a seizure.
(d) He was reading another book.

2. What is the last line of the Prologue?
(a) "Forgive me Momma."
(b) "God help me, Momma, if I am clumsy."
(c) "Do you hear me, grandma?"
(d) "I forgive you, Papa."

3. What did Rick's mother do without so that her boys could have school clothes?
(a) New shoes.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A nice house.
(d) Sweets.

4. What memory does Rick recall of his grandmother and himself when he was five?
(a) Dancing in the kitchen.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Listening to the radio in bed with her.
(d) Making cookies.

5. In what era did Rick's parents grow up?
(a) The 50s and 60s.
(b) The 60s and 70s.
(c) The 20s and 30s.
(d) The 40s and 50s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the redbird do that makes Rick question life?

2. Who drove Margaret to the hospital when she gave birth to Rick?

3. How did the weather make the war worse in Korea?

4. What did Margaret eat when the children were small?

5. What was acceptable practice and what was not in the foothills?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rick react to his father's death?

2. What was the relationship like between the brothers?

3. What kind of a father did Rick have?

4. What kind of an extended family does Rick have?

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

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

7. Why was Rick one of the usual suspects after a crime was committed, and how did he react to the whole situation?

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

9. What did Rick come to realize at the Fraternity Christmas Party, and how did he feel about it?

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

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