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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. During his time working as a sharecropper picking cotton, what did Denver receive instead of a paycheck?
(a) A shack and supplies on which he made payments to the Man.
(b) Room and board in the Man's house.
(c) A new bike every Christmas.
(d) Four square meals a day at the farmhouse kitchen table.

2. Of what social class was Ron a member while growing up?
(a) Upper-middle class.
(b) Blue-collar middle class.
(c) Upper class.
(d) Lower-middle class.

3. What valuable objects were in Ron's possession on the private jet?
(a) Three Monet landscapes.
(b) Two rare Picasso sculptures.
(c) $100,000 in cash and two bars of gold.
(d) Three Georgia O'Keefe paintings.

4. Why was one of the central figures in the book called Li'l Buddy while growing up?
(a) Because he helped Big Mama with her medication and emptying the slop jars.
(b) Because Uncle BB carried him on his shoulders everywhere he went.
(c) Because PawPaw carried him in a pocket of his overalls.
(d) Because he never left his father's side.

5. What city project did Ron view from his seat on the private Falcon jet?
(a) Land-clearing to create a giant city park.
(b) A mission and chapel being built to support the homeless.
(c) The foundation for a giant urban expansion of towers and buildings.
(d) An abandoned military base being converted to an airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Ron's upscale art gallery in Fort Worth not post the prices of the paintings they had for sale?

2. Denver lacked which basic abilities when he arrived in Fort Worth?

3. After three years of hard work and debt due to sharecropping, what did Uncle James do?

4. What is the "hobo code of honor" that Denver discovered in Chapter 15?

5. How is Ron's mother described?

(see the answer key)

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