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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Smarsh research this book for?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 15 years.

2. What was Betty's and Arnie's farm a constant operation in, according to Smarsh?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Food production.
(c) Angst.
(d) Debt.

3. How much money did Boeing once cut a check to Betty's grandmother for?
(a) One dollar.
(b) Ten cents.
(c) Twenty-five cents.
(d) One cent.

4. What does Nick teach Smarsh how to do to fall asleep more easily?
(a) Sing to herself.
(b) Recite poetry.
(c) Relax parts of her body one at a time.
(d) Listen to music.

5. Why was health care rare where Smarsh was from, aside from the rising costs?
(a) The distrust people had in doctors.
(b) The lack of good painkillers.
(c) The rural location.
(d) The belief many people had that they could treat themselves.

6. Who was the man who became Smarsh's step-grandfather?
(a) Nicky.
(b) Conner.
(c) Bob.
(d) Arnie.

7. What did Jeannie have a knack for as far as home decorating?
(a) Fine art.
(b) Making it look like she had more money than she did.
(c) Sculpture and the use of mirrors.
(d) Using paint wisely.

8. Where did Smarsh's father save coins when she was a child?
(a) An old whiskey bottle.
(b) In the refrigerator.
(c) In a shoebox.
(d) Under his pillow.

9. Who was the first person to notice Jeannie's pregnancy?
(a) Betty.
(b) Theresa.
(c) Chic.
(d) Arnie.

10. What church did Nick and Jeannie marry in?
(a) St. Tikon's.
(b) St. Nicholas.
(c) Our Lady of Plains.
(d) St. Rose.

11. How many times had Betty been married by the time Arnie asked her to marry him?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

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

13. What is Smarsh's nickname as a child?
(a) Sweetie.
(b) Barb.
(c) Candy.
(d) Lou.

14. In Chapter 2, what does Smarsh say their bodies were born into?
(a) Pain.
(b) Want.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Hard labor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Smarsh's mother's name?

2. What kind of car was Smarsh's grandmother driving when she drew up with Arnie at an intersection in Chapter 1?

3. What is Smarsh's father's name?

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

5. How was Nick eventually reimbursed for the value of his barn and equipment?

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