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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dick?
(a) A blend of Dickie and Richard.
(b) Dickie's conscience.
(c) Richard's father.
(d) Leslie's father.

2. The cracked dry earth where Dickie lives symbolizes _______________________.
(a) lack of creativity.
(b) open space for ideas.
(c) financial restrictions.
(d) the desert of Richard's childhood.

3. Richard thinks it is important to ______________________.
(a) get a Master's Degree.
(b) learn to speak a foreign language.
(c) love your parents.
(d) find something you love and learn about it.

4. In Chapter 17, Richard tells a story about hanging out with friends who want to ___________________.
(a) join the army.
(b) travel the world.
(c) drink beer.
(d) smoke cigarettes.

5. Dickie is the age that Richard was when _______________________.
(a) he fell in love.
(b) his brother died.
(c) he was on the hockey team.
(d) he got his driver's license.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dickie is Richard's ___________________.

2. What does Dickie think that Richard is going to do with him in Chapter 12?

3. Richard recalls a fear of ___________________ as a boy.

4. What does Richard's wife think about Dickie?

5. In order to check the water level in the water tower, Richard had to climb up a tall ladder ______________________.

(see the answer key)

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