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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. How long did Rick put off writing his book?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Twenty years.
(d) Fifteen years.

2. How did Charles kill the assassin in Korea?
(a) He strangled him.
(b) He stabbed him.
(c) He drowned him.
(d) He shot him.

3. What was Rick's mother's response when he asked her if he could write the book?
(a) " Why would you want to tell our story?"
(b) "Whatever you think best, son."
(c) "Tell the truth in it, son."
(d) "Write it; I sat quiet for fifty years."

4. What life lesson did Rick's mother teach him that he broke when he made fun of a boy for having lice?
(a) That everyone deserves a certain amount of dignity.
(b) That no one should be laughed at.
(c) That everyone needs love.
(d) That poor people should be treated with extra care.

5. How did the weather make the war worse in Korea?
(a) It was boiling hot.
(b) It was always raining.
(c) It was terribly windy.
(d) It was freezing cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rick's father teach him that helped him get to his job as a reporter even though many saw him as a loser?

2. How would Bobby Bragg fix his hip when it went out on him?

3. What happened to Mark in 1965 from which his father saved him?

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

5. What did Rick's mother do without so that her boys could have school clothes?

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