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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Smarsh's paternal grandmother?
(a) Betty.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Teresa.
(d) Mary.

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

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

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

5. What rare ailment did Betty have in Chapter 2?
(a) Huntington's Disease.
(b) Histpoplasmosis.
(c) Lupus.
(d) Legionnaire's Disease.

6. Who was married to Dorothy, Smarsh's great-grandmother?
(a) Nick.
(b) Robert.
(c) Chic.
(d) Aaron.

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

8. Which large company did Nick get a job doing roof work for?
(a) Boeing.
(b) Kohler.
(c) Kellog.
(d) MaxTrek.

9. What did Smarsh's family do one July 4 to make money?
(a) Charged admission to their swimming pool.
(b) Sold potato pancakes.
(c) Sold hot dogs.
(d) Sold fireworks.

10. In Chapter 2, what life-threatening occurrences befell Smarsh many times?
(a) Falls from cliffs.
(b) Near-drownings.
(c) Car wrecks.
(d) Lightening strikes.

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

12. Which American president was a native of rural Kansas?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Dwight Eisenhower.
(d) George H.W. Bush.

13. What structure did Nick Smarsh build that he was most proud of?
(a) A shed for his father.
(b) A church.
(c) A large family home for his brother.
(d) A pole barn.

14. Who is Smarsh's grandmother on her mother's side?
(a) Theresa.
(b) Dorothy.
(c) Mary.
(d) Betty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which city was Smarsh's family farm 30 miles west of?

2. Where did many of Smarsh's uncles, aunts and cousins work in Wichita?

3. What life-threatening injury befalls Betty as a child?

4. What is Smarsh's nickname as a child?

5. Who is Pud's older daughter?

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