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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard admits that he has a tendency to ___________________ when things get difficult.
(a) attack.
(b) run away.
(c) cry.
(d) strategize.

2. What does Richard want to tell Dickie in Chapter 6?
(a) That everything will be all right.
(b) That baseball is the best sport.
(c) That he needs to eat his vegetables.
(d) That he should study harder.

3. Richard states that people come into his life at strange times to _______________________.
(a) loan him money.
(b) offer lessons.
(c) offer him jobs.
(d) aggravate him.

4. Richard tells his wife what it feels like to ____________________.
(a) look at the world like a child again.
(b) win a race.
(c) hit a home run.
(d) climb a mountain.

5. What does Richard respond when Dickie asks Richard's age?
(a) Older than dirt.
(b) Older than Methuselah.
(c) Old enough to know better.
(d) Numbers are not important.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard encourages Dickie to free himself from __________________.

2. Where has Dickie been kept inside Richard's mind?

3. The cracked dry earth where Dickie lives symbolizes _______________________.

4. Richard recalls that there were ________________________ in leaving security behind.

5. What does Richard do with the book?

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