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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. When sober, how did Bobby Bragg dress for dinner?
(a) With a shirt and tie.
(b) In overalls.
(c) In a full suit.
(d) In a clean shirt.

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

3. What famous singer did grandma tell Rick that she met before he died?
(a) Hank Williams.
(b) Frank Sinatra.
(c) Johnny Cash.
(d) Perry Como.

4. Why did Rick tell his family's story?
(a) To make his brothers feel better.
(b) To make himself feel better.
(c) To record his mother's sacrifices.
(d) To forgive his father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Aunt Mary Jo take the children out for to eat?

2. What was Margaret's first real toy?

3. What did Rick find himself wishing for at the funeral home?

4. What sickness killed Rick's father?

5. What was acceptable practice and what was not in the foothills?

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