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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. What did the poor black family down the road do for Rick's family?
(a) They invited them over for dinner.
(b) They invited them to their church.
(c) They brought them bread to eat.
(d) They brought them corn to eat.

2. What else does "bodega" mean besides "store"?
(a) Death.
(b) Financial freedom.
(c) Freedom, respect, and dignity.
(d) Hard work.

3. What does Rick say of the errors that occur in his story?
(a) They are only his perceptions.
(b) They are lies created to entertain.
(c) They are lies to hide truths.
(d) They are there to protect people.

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

5. What did Aunt Gracie tell the children that the chicken was that was cooking?
(a) Buzzard.
(b) Eel.
(c) Pidgeon.
(d) Crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Rick when he was out on the boat in the Everglades?

2. What kind of a man is Rick's brother, Mark?

3. Who came to the city auditorium to talk to the white people of the county?

4. Why did Rick lose his job at the Birmingham paper?

5. In what era did Rick's parents grow up?

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