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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 did Aunt Mary Jo take the children out for to eat?
(a) Fried crappie.
(b) Foot long hot dogs.
(c) Ice cream sundays.
(d) Cheeseburgers.

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

3. What did the redbird do that makes Rick question life?
(a) It attacked its own reflection.
(b) It hurled itself into a pool.
(c) It threw its baby from the nest.
(d) It flew into a glass door.

4. What sickness killed Rick's father?
(a) Tuburculosis.
(b) Cirrhosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Hepititus.

5. What does Rick say about this book?
(a) That everyone should read it.
(b) That he wrote it for himself.
(c) That it is a story meant only for his family.
(d) That it is not important.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did Rick put off writing his book?

3. What does Rick Bragg mostly write about as a reporter?

4. Why were Margaret's sisters better off in life than she was?

5. What does Rick hope his story will accomplish?

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