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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. How big was the property of momma's new house?

2. What does perfume on a hog reference to in the chapter of that title?

3. Who did Rick direct Chapter 40 to as he talked about momma's new house?

4. What overall statement did Rick make about Miami?

5. How did everyone treat Margaret at the acceptance dinner for Rick's award?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rick feel about the Fellowship to Harvard and why? How did his family feel?

2. In winter of 1994, where was Rick and what was he writing about?

3. What was momma's new house like and how did she and everyone else react to it?

4. Why did Rick never drink alone?

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

6. Why did Rick question his feelings about being a reporter after the Oklahoma City bombings?

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

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

9. Why did Rick go home in the Spring of 1994, and what did he write about the whole experience?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are Rick's views about religion? Where do they come from? How do they affect him emotionally? What does he understand that he is missing?

Essay Topic 2

What historical lesson did Rick Bragg teach his readers about Haiti? How has this story affected Rick, and what did he hope the story would continue to do to his readers?

Essay Topic 3

Rick protected his mother from the horror stories that he wrote about. What was his motive behind this decision? Was it the right decision? Did he do it for himself ultimately or for her?

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