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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 say about his mother's attendance at his wedding?
(a) He wished she had been there.
(b) He wished she had worn nicer clothing.
(c) He had never seen her so dressed up before.
(d) He thought she was too frightened.

2. What happened to Rick when he was out on the boat in the Everglades?
(a) He was bitten by a gator.
(b) He fell into the water with the gators.
(c) He was tricked into taking pictures of gators.
(d) He was led to believe that they were fishing for gators.

3. How does Rick describe the area in which his parents were born and raised?
(a) The poor Old South.
(b) Bible country.
(c) The land of poor churches.
(d) The monied South.

4. Why didn't Rick take the job he wanted at the St. Petersburg Times?
(a) His momma got sick, so he had to go home.
(b) His brother was in trouble again, so he had to go home.
(c) His new girlfriend asked him not to.
(d) An old friend wanted him to return to the Anniston Star.

5. What was momma most taken by in the new house?
(a) The doorbell.
(b) The thermostat.
(c) The dishwasher.
(d) The hot running water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Rick when he married?

2. What school did Rick attend at the age of 33?

3. Why were the Bragg boys "usual suspects" in the John Sparks case?

4. Where was Rick working in the winter of 1964 as Chapter 16 opened?

5. When did the boys stop fighting with each other?

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