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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 67).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the last thing that the dying person in the section titled Waterbury, 1909 thinks?
(a) He thinks about hot coffee.
(b) He thinks about his wife Rebecca.
(c) He thinks about his infant son.
(d) He thinks about his late mother.

2. Which police officer in Spokane is known for his brutality?
(a) Hedglin.
(b) Pavaldi.
(c) Reynolds.
(d) Clegg.

3. How did Gig's and Rye's sister die?
(a) In childbirth.
(b) From polio.
(c) From tuberculosis.
(d) In a car accident.

4. How did Gig's and Rye's mother die?
(a) From influenza.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) From cancer.
(d) From tuberculosis.

5. Where did the narrator of the section titled The Kid, 1864, ride out of with Bonin?
(a) New York.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rye get out of jail earlier than most of the other men?

2. What is Rye's full name?

3. What does Gig often call Rye as a term of affection?

4. What is Gig's full name?

5. Who runs from the police with Gig and Rye as they flee the ballfield?

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