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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Lies to My Mother, Chapters 16-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mark build in the woods?
(a) A house.
(b) A church.
(c) A barn.
(d) A shack.

2. Why did Margaret bury Rick's muddy sneakers?
(a) She did not want to clean them.
(b) She thought John Sparks used them.
(c) She wanted to protect him from the police.
(d) She believed he may be involved in the Sparks case.

3. What happened in the country store when Rick went in to buy drinks while working one summer?
(a) The proprietor accused him of stealing a soda.
(b) Rick dropped and broke a bottle which he cannot afford.
(c) Rick was embarrassed because he does not have enough money.
(d) The proprietor felt sorry for him and gives him a free soda.

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

5. What bet did Uncle Jimbo win for twenty dollars?
(a) He painted a naked lady on Gracie's car.
(b) He bet Uncle Bill's car will start.
(c) He stole one of grandpa's jugs of whiskey without getting caught.
(d) He ate a bologna sandwich while sitting on a dead donkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did momma lecture Rick about on the rare occasions that she lectured?

2. What reason did grandpa Charlie have for shooting a neighbor woman?

3. How did the weather make the war worse in Korea?

4. What did Sam let Rick do when they finally went fishing?

5. What did Rick and Uncle Ed both acknowledge early on about Rick's future?

(see the answer key)

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