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

2. When Rick went home in 1988, how long had it been since he spent the holidays there?
(a) Three years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Seven years.

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

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

5. What kind of a man is Rick's bother, Sam?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Successful.
(c) Hard drinker and fighter.
(d) Hard worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What change was made at the NY Times in Rick's first article?

2. Why did Rick love his 1969 convertible so much in high school?

3. What story did Rick write about in Clearwater that marked him forever?

4. What was Rick's first story about as a news reporter for the Anniston Star?

5. What does Rick say about this book?

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