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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Rick and Uncle Ed both acknowledge early on about Rick's future?
2. Why did Margaret bury Rick's muddy sneakers?
3. What is the story of the widow's mite?
4. What did Grandma Ab do the last time her grandchildren drove away with their father and mother?
5. What was Rick's mother's response when he asked her if he could write the book?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did false pride become an obstacle for Rick as a teenager?
2. What did Rick come to realize at the Fraternity Christmas Party, and how did he feel about it?
3. 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?
4. What male influence did Rick and his brother's have in their lives?
5. What was the relationship like between the brothers?
6. Why was Rick one of the usual suspects after a crime was committed, and how did he react to the whole situation?
7. What kind of a father did Rick have?
8. What were the times like when Rick grew up? Where was he born? When?
9. What did the Bragg men talk about on the front porch over whiskey after dinner?
10. Why didn't Margaret find another man to continue her life with as time passed and Charles did not return?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is a widow's mite, and why does Rick Bragg use it as a title for the first section of the book?
Essay Topic 2
Compare Rick and his brothers to an average American household. How were the boys the same as others? How were they different? Mention not only material items but how they thought about themselves and how others thought about them.
Essay Topic 3
Thirty years later, Rick went back to see the big house that he once lived in. It was renovated. Rick wanted to scream when he saw it. Explain why he would want to scream at a beautiful house.
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