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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year does the book begin recounting?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1853.

2. When Ed entered a forbidden area, what did he see?
(a) His parents dressing a hog.
(b) His mother slapping his father.
(c) His father having an affair.
(d) A man beating a puppy.

3. What role did Ed's mother play in the home?
(a) Blue collar worker.
(b) Nurturing mother.
(c) Subservient wife.
(d) Domestic tyrant.

4. In which state did the argument between the two men and the mob take place?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Wisconsin.

5. In what year did Ed's brother die?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1950.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Ed talked about his mother, what happened to him?

2. Near which holiday did Ed's mother die?

3. What was the name of one of the men who become engaged in the argument?

4. On what street was the family business located?

5. What was the name of Ed's mother?

(see the answer key)

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