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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 the name of Rick's first reading group at school?
(a) Cardinals.
(b) Jaybirds.
(c) Crows.
(d) Blue Jays.

2. When did the boys stop fighting with each other?
(a) When one of them gets hurt.
(b) When momma yells.
(c) When momma cries.
(d) When momma hits them with a hickory branch.

3. What did Margaret mean when she told Sam and Mark that Rick is "travelin'"?
(a) He was having a seizure.
(b) He was reading another book.
(c) He was daydreaming.
(d) He was taking a walk.

4. What does Rick hope his story will accomplish?
(a) To bring his family closer together.
(b) Make the dead dance with the living.
(c) Heal his soul.
(d) Get at great truths.

5. What did Rick's grandmother die from?
(a) Kidney failure.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Pneumonia.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Rick say about this book?

4. What made Rick finally write the book?

5. How old was Charles when he died?

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