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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III, Getting Even With Life, Chapters 34-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Rick tell his first girlfriend about his family?
(a) A lie: that they are rich.
(b) The truth: that they are poor.
(c) Not much just that they are like everyone else.
(d) Nothing.

2. How old was Rick when he married?
(a) In his mid-twenties.
(b) In his early twenties.
(c) In his early thirties.
(d) In his late twenties.

3. How did the weather make the war worse in Korea?
(a) It was boiling hot.
(b) It was terribly windy.
(c) It was always raining.
(d) It was freezing cold.

4. What reason did grandpa Charlie have for shooting a neighbor woman?
(a) She hit one of his children.
(b) She told the police he made likker.
(c) She lied about his stealing.
(d) She came at him with a knife.

5. What did momma lecture Rick about on the rare occasions that she lectured?
(a) Envy.
(b) Religion.
(c) False pride.
(d) Prejudice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Rick's first story about as a news reporter for the Anniston Star?

2. Why did Rick tell his family's story?

3. What overall statement did Rick make about Miami?

4. What payment was most likely used for the doctor who helped give birth to Rick's mother?

5. When Rick went home in 1988, how long had it been since he spent the holidays there?

(see the answer key)

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