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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 126 - 167).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Jeannie's father?
(a) Bob.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Ray.
(d) Chic.

3. How did Nick describe his own mother Teresa to Smarsh?
(a) She was a hard woman.
(b) She was a fantastic cook.
(c) She was not made for the farming life.
(d) She was a soft woman.

4. Who did Smarsh say she became a mother to at a very young age?
(a) Herself, her little brother, and her own young mother.
(b) Her small cousin.
(c) Her own baby.
(d) Her little sister.

5. What serious problem did Nick's second wife have?
(a) She suffered from mental illness.
(b) Drug and alcohol addiction.
(c) Multiple Sclerosis.
(d) She had a heart condition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Betty ashamed of doing in the early 1960s as a young and single mother?

2. Smarsh says the American economy is less like a dream than it is like which of the following?

3. What did Smarsh's family do one July 4 to make money?

4. What did Smarsh say Ronald Reagan built his presidential campaign in 1979 around?

5. Which baby animals did Smarsh love in Chapter 2, only to be devastated when they died?

(see the answer key)

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