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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. Why was Rick not involved permanently with a woman?

2. Why did Rick lose his job at the Birmingham paper?

3. What happened to Mark that kept Margaret shaking for days?

4. What was different about Thanksgiving in the new house?

5. What was momma most taken by in the new house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't Rick remain married to his young bride?

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

3. What was the riot like that Rick experienced in Miami and how did it affect him?

4. How did Rick fare at Harvard?

5. What did Rick learn in Birmingham as he worked for the paper?

6. Why did momma move out of the new house?

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

8. How did Rick view winning the Pulitzer Prize?

9. What were the details of the stories that Rick told about the bodegas in New York City?

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

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

Compare the three brothers. How do their differences affect the choices that they make in life?

Essay Topic 3

How did the school system create Sam's life for him? Was this fair? What choices did Sam have? Do children know and understand their choices? Did Sam?

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