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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Demond Cook.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did Ward's maternal grandmother, Dorothy, raise on her own?
(a) Seven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Eight.
(d) Six.

2. Who came to help Ward drive home from school the summer of 2004?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Roger.
(c) Ronald.
(d) Aldon.

3. When did the author's brother die?
(a) October 2000.
(b) September 2007.
(c) June 2001.
(d) January 2004.

4. What hurricane hit Mississippi when Ward's father was 13?
(a) Elena.
(b) Frederic.
(c) Katrina.
(d) Camille.

5. What was the name of Maman Vest's son who died in Vietnam after stepping on a land mine?
(a) John.
(b) Aldon.
(c) Jack.
(d) Adam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of school did the author attend in the late 1980s and early 1990s?

2. Where was Ward's brother Joshua born?

3. Where was Ward's father offered a scholarship to attend?

4. When did Demond die?

5. What would young people play on Sundays at the county park in Ward's hometown in the Prologue?

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