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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 does Rick say of the errors that occur in his story?
(a) They are there to protect people.
(b) They are only his perceptions.
(c) They are lies to hide truths.
(d) They are lies created to entertain.

2. What kind of a man is Rick's bother, Sam?
(a) Hard worker.
(b) Successful.
(c) Hard drinker and fighter.
(d) Criminal.

3. What did Rick find himself wishing for at the funeral home?
(a) Another day with his grandmother.
(b) Heaven.
(c) A way to spend more time with his mother.
(d) God.

4. What did Rick's mother do without so that her boys could have school clothes?
(a) Sweets.
(b) A nice house.
(c) A new dress.
(d) New shoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What work did Rick begin in junior high?

2. What did the box contain that Rick's father gave to him on his last visit?

3. What did Margaret do at the buffet in New York City that both surprised and amused Rick?

4. What memory does Rick recall of his grandmother and himself when he was five?

5. Who went to Charles's funeral?

(see the answer key)

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