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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 58 - 125).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What life-threatening injury befalls Betty as a child?
(a) She is nearly killed on a construction site.
(b) She nearly falls down a sinkhole.
(c) She is nearly electrocuted as a child when a power company worker leaves a live wire laying on the ground.
(d) She nearly drowns in a nearby lake.

2. How does Nick lose his pole barn in Chapter 2?
(a) It is destroyed by a hurricane.
(b) It is struck by lightening.
(c) It is destroyed in a tornado.
(d) It burns when he and his father try to burn off some grass nearby.

3. Who was Smarsh's paternal grandfather?
(a) Barry.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Chic.
(d) Bob.

4. What was Smarsh's grandfather commissioned to lead in 1949?
(a) The county seat.
(b) The local city council.
(c) The state legistlature.
(d) Renovation of St. Rose school.

5. What poplar concert series meant to provide assistance to farms did Arnie say he never saw a dime from?
(a) Farm Aid.
(b) Band Aid.
(c) Rural Aid.
(d) Wheat Aid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Smarsh research this book for?

2. What church did Nick and Jeannie marry in?

3. What rare ailment did Betty have in Chapter 2?

4. What song does Smarsh remember dancing to in her family room?

5. Which American president was a native of rural Kansas?

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