View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Lies to My Mother, Chapters 25-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Rick so nervous about his Fellowship interview?
(a) He wanted it more than anything he had ever wanted.
(b) His friends told him he was not cut out for it.
(c) His editor told him he was a shoe in.
(d) It was a test to him to see if he belonged in educated society.

2. What did Margaret eat when the children were small?
(a) The scraps from their plates.
(b) What is given to her by others.
(c) What falls to the floor.
(d) Only bread.

3. What overall statement did Rick make about Miami?
(a) "Miami is a crazy city."
(b) "From beauty to trash, Miami has it all."
(c) "You live and die in Miami."
(d) "Miami is a bad day in paradise."

4. How did Rick view his time in high school?
(a) He worked too hard at his job to take time for it.
(b) He wasted it.
(c) He learned a lot from it.
(d) He worked hard at it.

5. What is the story of the widow's mite?
(a) A poor woman who gave to the temple and God recognized the gift.
(b) A woman who is infested with bugs.
(c) A widowed woman who takes in poor children.
(d) A woman who shuns the church because her husband dies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the cemeteries like in Haiti?

2. What did Rick do for Dirty Red?

3. What trait does Rick believe he inherited from his father?

4. How does Rick describe the area in which his parents were born and raised?

5. What kind of stories did Rick write for the St. Petersburg Times while living in St. Petersburg after the Fellowship?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 343 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample