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

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

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

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

6. What is the name Smarsh comes up with for her unconceived, unborn daughter?
(a) August.
(b) Jennifer.
(c) Betty.
(d) Arnie.

7. Who is Smarsh's younger brother?
(a) Jeremy.
(b) Robert.
(c) Arnold.
(d) Matthew.

8. How was Nick eventually reimbursed for the value of his barn and equipment?
(a) Through family contrinutions.
(b) From the church's collection for Nick.
(c) Through a local charity's contributions.
(d) Through the homeowner's insurance policy in Jeannie's name.

9. Which baby animals did Smarsh love in Chapter 2, only to be devastated when they died?
(a) Puppies.
(b) Chipmunks.
(c) Kittens.
(d) Rabbits.

10. What did Smarsh's family think about insurance for property?
(a) It was a rip-off.
(b) It was only necessary for city people.
(c) It was necessary.
(d) It was only necessary if you had expensive things.

11. 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 little sister.
(c) Her small cousin.
(d) Her own baby.

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

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

14. What is Smarsh's mother's name?
(a) Mary.
(b) Marsha.
(c) Jeannie.
(d) Michelle.

15. What kind of toy did Jeannie have as a child that she was heartbroken to lose?
(a) A soft blanket.
(b) A stuffed bear.
(c) A plastic doll.
(d) A stuffed monkey.