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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When did Betty and Arnie get married?
(a) March 1950.
(b) August 1980.
(c) September 1977.
(d) December 1985.

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

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

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

8. What did Smarsh's grandfather carve the year she was born?
(a) A statue of Jesus.
(b) A new communion rail.
(c) A statue of the Virgin Mary.
(d) A cross for the church.

9. What is Smarsh's father's name?
(a) Nick.
(b) Arnie.
(c) Robert.
(d) Chic.

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

11. Which town did Smarsh begin kindergarten in?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Wichita.
(c) Cheney.
(d) Omaha.

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

13. When did Smarsh go to New York City for the first time?
(a) 2010.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1996.
(d) 2000.

14. What kind of car was Smarsh's grandmother driving when she drew up with Arnie at an intersection in Chapter 1?
(a) Honda.
(b) Ford pickup.
(c) Hyundai.
(d) Corvette.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Latin phrase is on the Kansas state flag?

3. Who was Smarsh's paternal grandfather?

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

5. What was Smarsh's grandfather commissioned to lead in 1949?

(see the answer keys)

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