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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 is the last line of the Prologue?
(a) "I forgive you, Papa."
(b) "Do you hear me, grandma?"
(c) "God help me, Momma, if I am clumsy."
(d) "Forgive me Momma."

2. How does Rick describe the area in which his parents were born and raised?
(a) Bible country.
(b) The land of poor churches.
(c) The poor Old South.
(d) The monied South.

3. What payment was most likely used for the doctor who helped give birth to Rick's mother?
(a) Bumdrum's homemade likker.
(b) Ham.
(c) Money.
(d) Bumdrum's live chickens.

4. What instrument did Rick's grandmother play?
(a) Banjo.
(b) Harp.
(c) Fiddle.
(d) Guitar.

5. What does Rick Bragg mostly write about as a reporter?
(a) Washington.
(b) War.
(c) Politics.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a man is Rick's bother, Sam?

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

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

4. What did Margaret expect Rick's father to do after she poured his whiskey down the drain?

5. What was Rick's mother's response when he asked her if he could write the book?

(see the answer key)

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