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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's wife tell him that scared him out of the marriage?
(a) He only cared about his work.
(b) He worked too late.
(c) She thought she was pregnant.
(d) She did not want him traveling for his stories.

2. What happened to Mark that kept Margaret shaking for days?
(a) He was arrested for beating someone in a bar.
(b) His house burned down, and she didn't know if he was in it.
(c) He went into a rage and burns his house down.
(d) He went on a drinking binge and disappears.

3. Why were Margaret's sisters better off in life than she was?
(a) They became educated.
(b) They had fewer children to care for.
(c) They moved to better parts of the country.
(d) They married better.

4. Who went to Charles's funeral?
(a) Only momma.
(b) Only the three boys.
(c) Only Rick.
(d) Momma and the three boys.

5. What did Aunt Gracie tell the children that the chicken was that was cooking?
(a) Eel.
(b) Buzzard.
(c) Pidgeon.
(d) Crow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Margaret take the children to find "treasure"?

2. When does Rick NOT want to be buried?

3. What happened to Rick when he was out on the boat in the Everglades?

4. Why did Rick come to dislike Jimmy Carter?

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

(see the answer key)

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