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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, The Widow's Mite, Chapters 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rick find himself wishing for at the funeral home?
(a) Another day with his grandmother.
(b) God.
(c) A way to spend more time with his mother.
(d) Heaven.

2. Why was Rick rushed to the hospital as a young boy?
(a) He fell into the hole in the outhouse and broke his arm.
(b) He punched his brother and broke his hand.
(c) He sucked a plastic berry up his nose.
(d) He fell out of a tree and broke his leg.

3. What school did Rick attend at the age of 33?
(a) Yale.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Cornell.

4. What does Rick say about this book?
(a) That he wrote it for himself.
(b) That it is not important.
(c) That it is a story meant only for his family.
(d) That everyone should read it.

5. What did Rick's grandmother die from?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Kidney failure.
(d) Heart failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the redbird do that makes Rick question life?

2. What famous singer did grandma tell Rick that she met before he died?

3. What war was Rick's father in?

4. What did Sam and Rick do to their father on the night he attempted to hit Rick?

5. How did Sam torture Rick in the outhouse?

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