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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sickness killed Rick's father?
(a) Cirrhosis.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Tuburculosis.
(d) Hepititus.

2. Why did Sam become the school's janitor according to Rick?
(a) Because they never taught him that he had other opportunities.
(b) Because he was not smart enough to do anything else.
(c) Because he never learned to read.
(d) Because he never wanted to be anything else.

3. How long after quitting high school did Margaret get her GED?
(a) Five years.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Twenty-five years.
(d) Twenty years.

4. What does Rick Bragg mostly write about as a reporter?
(a) War.
(b) Death.
(c) Washington.
(d) Politics.

5. What life lesson did Rick's mother teach him that he broke when he made fun of a boy for having lice?
(a) That everyone needs love.
(b) That everyone deserves a certain amount of dignity.
(c) That poor people should be treated with extra care.
(d) That no one should be laughed at.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rick's mother do without so that her boys could have school clothes?

2. How did Charles feel about going to Korea to kill soldiers?

3. In 1971 what did the fraternity do at Christmas?

4. What did Margaret expect Rick's father to do after she poured his whiskey down the drain?

5. What was meant by the quote "didn't have no papers on him."?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the times like when Rick grew up? Where was he born? When?

2. What did the Bragg men talk about on the front porch over whiskey after dinner?

3. What happened when Rick went to visit his father for the last time?

4. What kind of a woman was Rick's grandmother?

5. What was the Korean War story that Charles told to Rick?

6. What was the relationship like between the brothers?

7. What did the poor black boy bring to Rick's family, and what does Rick think about it now that he is an older man?

8. What story did Rick tell about his cowboy boots?

9. Why was Rick one of the usual suspects after a crime was committed, and how did he react to the whole situation?

10. Why does Rick state more than once that this is not an important book?

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