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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 Sam let Rick do when they finally went fishing?
(a) Bait the line.
(b) Cook the fish.
(c) Tell momma Rick caught the fish.
(d) Reel in the fish Sam caught.

2. How did Sam feel about Rick going off to his Fellowship?
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Upset.
(c) Envious.
(d) Proud.

3. Why did Rick quit college?
(a) He got a job as a reporter.
(b) He did not feel like he is learning enough.
(c) He did not like it.
(d) He can't handle the work load.

4. What happened to Rick when he was out on the boat in the Everglades?
(a) He was bitten by a gator.
(b) He was led to believe that they were fishing for gators.
(c) He fell into the water with the gators.
(d) He was tricked into taking pictures of gators.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Rick when he married?

2. What part of the NY Times staff helped Rick the most when he first got there?

3. What did Rick's wife tell him that scared him out of the marriage?

4. What kind of a leader was Papa Doc to Haiti?

5. Why did the serial diner keep committing the same crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rick fare at Harvard?

2. What was Margaret's experience traveling to New York City like?

3. How did Mark's life affect momma and why?

4. What did Rick find on his second visit to Haiti?

5. Why did Rick hate Haiti?

6. What are some of the stories that Rick experienced in Clearwater?

7. What did Rick experience when he first returned to the South as the Southern Correspondent for the New York Times?

8. What kind of a man did Sam become, and what did Rick think about him?

9. What comparisons did Rick make between himself and his father? How did he feel about the comparisons?

10. What experiences did Rick have in Miami?

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