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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 168 - 228).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Smarsh's grandfather Chic die?
(a) He had an accident involving farm equipment.
(b) He was in a car accident.
(c) He had prostate cancer.
(d) He had a heart attack.

2. What was one of the things that hindered Betty from retaining custody of her son with Bob?
(a) She had just been admitted to a mental health hospital.
(b) She was gearing up for her third divorce.
(c) She was pregnant again.
(d) She had just gotten fired from her job.

3. What did Ray do to Betty in Chapter 6 that could easily have killed her?
(a) Made her drink too much alcohol.
(b) Stabbed her in the foot.
(c) Poisoned her.
(d) Shot her in the arm.

4. What does Smarsh note that President Bill Clinton was known for in Chapter 4?
(a) Prison reform.
(b) Welfare reform.
(c) Nutrition reform.
(d) Legal reform.

5. What movie did Smarsh cite as having paricularly harmful stereotypes of rural people in Chapter 4?
(a) Highlander.
(b) Shane.
(c) Deliverance.
(d) The OK Corral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Smarsh think Jeannie's boyfriend Bob's house decorating style demonstrated about he and Jeannie?

2. What did Grandma Betty say about a man who did not earn his keep?

3. Who did Smarsh's father marry in Chapter 4?

4. Which of the following is one type of government program Smarsh and her brother benefitted from during the 1980s?

5. What serious problem did Nick's second wife have?

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