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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 type of hardwood trees surrounded the Red River Parish plantation of Denver's youth?
(a) Pine.
(b) Cherry.
(c) Oak.
(d) Pecan.

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

3. What did Deborah insist would repair her marriage after Ron had an affair?
(a) Working for the Peace Corps for 18 months.
(b) Volunteering at the Union Gospel Mission.
(c) A cruise around the world.
(d) A couple's therapy retreat.

4. Who was supposed to receive the Dixie cup Ron handed to his teacher by mistake?
(a) The principal.
(b) A scientist in the front office.
(c) The science teacher.
(d) The school nurse.

5. Denver lacked which basic abilities when he arrived in Fort Worth?
(a) He could not sign his name or use a telephone.
(b) He could not run or walk quickly.
(c) He could not hear or speak well.
(d) He could not read, write or figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ron do for a living before becoming a successful and wealthy art dealer?

2. Why did Li'l Buddy not play much as a child?

3. Who did Ron dream of showing how successful he had become as he flew along in a private jet?

4. How many years did Denver work the cotton fields?

5. For what reasons did Ron decide that Granddaddy was "the Man"?

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