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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 did Sam and Rick do to their father on the night he attempted to hit Rick?
(a) They beat him.
(b) They ran to the neighbors.
(c) They called their grandfather.
(d) They ran and hid.

2. How did Charles feel about going to Korea to kill soldiers?
(a) He thought it was a party.
(b) He had no problem with the notion.
(c) He did not think about it one way or another.
(d) He was afraid to go.

3. What does Rick say about the book being called a memoir?
(a) It is too fancy a name for him.
(b) He thinks it is wrongly named.
(c) He finds it appropriate.
(d) It makes him proud.

4. What famous singer did grandma tell Rick that she met before he died?
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Perry Como.
(c) Johnny Cash.
(d) Hank Williams.

5. What did Rick and Uncle Ed both acknowledge early on about Rick's future?
(a) That he will find a good job someday.
(b) That he will be stuck working hard for no money.
(c) That he will leave home and never return.
(d) That he will end up just like his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in the country store when Rick went in to buy drinks while working one summer?

2. What crime did John Sparks commit?

3. Why did Margaret bury Rick's muddy sneakers?

4. What is the story of the widow's mite?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Rick react to his father's death?

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

3. Why didn't Margaret find another man to continue her life with as time passed and Charles did not return?

4. What did Rick come to realize at the Fraternity Christmas Party, and how did he feel about it?

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

6. How poor was Margaret while raising her small children?

7. What male influence did Rick and his brother's have in their lives?

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

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

10. How did Rick feel about his high school years as he looked back on them?

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