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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 to 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What thoughts about the homeless did Ron have as he flew in a private jet over Fort Worth and looked down on the city?
(a) He was heartbroken for the future of the homeless.
(b) He was grateful that there were no homeless people begging on the streets of Fort Worth.
(c) He was pleased that the city was moving the homeless so they would not bother him anymore.
(d) He had sympathy because he used to be homeless.

2. How is Ron's mother described?
(a) A spiritual woman who quoted Scripture.
(b) An artist and sculptor.
(c) A bad-tempered boss who ran the family cotton farm.
(d) A Texas farm girl who sewed and baked cookies.

3. Which group of people was responsible for the city changes Ron saw from the private jet?
(a) Foreign investors.
(b) The mission volunteers.
(c) Local billionaires.
(d) State leaders.

4. What grade was Ron in when he faced his teacher's cruel punishment?
(a) Twelfth grade.
(b) Kindergarten.
(c) Second grade.
(d) Ninth grade.

5. Before the boys who nearly killed Denver spotted him near the vehicle, what did they ask the white woman?
(a) If she was Bobby's aunt.
(b) If she needed a ride.
(c) If she needed help.
(d) If she had seen Denver.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what material did Big Mama sew her large dresses?

2. What did Deborah insist would repair her marriage after Ron had an affair?

3. Looking back as an adult on the scene with the cruel teacher from his youth, how does Ron feel?

4. Denver recalled stories from his childhood about black men being fed to a gator for doing what?

5. In Chapter 13, Denver looked back on life as a sharecropper. How did he feel at age 18 in a 2-room shack with a bed, table, stove and an outhouse?

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