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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, The Widow's Mite, Chapters 8-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was acceptable practice and what was not in the foothills?
(a) Not to be able to read; not to be able to dance.
(b) Beating your childen and missing church.
(c) Not to be able to read; not to be able to fight.
(d) Fighting and drinking.

2. What was "Dinner on the Ground"?
(a) A family outing.
(b) When father throws the food in anger.
(c) When the mothers allow the children to eat in front of the TV.
(d) A church picnic.

3. Where did Margaret get her religion from?
(a) Church.
(b) TV preachers.
(c) A pastor comes to visit her every Sunday.
(d) Reading The Bible.

4. What was meant by the quote "didn't have no papers on him."?
(a) The baby was never christened.
(b) No records were kept of dead babies.
(c) The baby never existed.
(d) The hospital did not have papers on the dead baby.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Charles when he died?

2. What did Margaret eat when the children were small?

3. What did Margaret mean when she told Sam and Mark that Rick is "travelin'"?

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

5. What is the last line of the Prologue?

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