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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. Why was Rick not involved permanently with a woman?
(a) He did not want to be involved.
(b) He never learned what real love is.
(c) Women found him too harsh.
(d) He traveled too much.

2. What kind of questions did Rick often find himself answering to the students at Harvard?
(a) Questions about the South.
(b) Questions about racism.
(c) Questions about his stories.
(d) Questions about Haiti.

3. What became of Sam?
(a) He got injured on a job and never worked again.
(b) He drank himself to death.
(c) He could not hold onto a job or relationship.
(d) He worked hard, married, and had children.

4. Why did Rick quit college?
(a) He did not feel like he is learning enough.
(b) He got a job as a reporter.
(c) He can't handle the work load.
(d) He did not like it.

5. What was the wall in Brooklyn that Rick wrote about?
(a) A tribute to those killed in the streets there.
(b) A tribute to the leaders of the gangs.
(c) A division between races.
(d) A memorial to soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Rick never do alone?

2. In writing about sports, what did Rick come to realize were the only types of stories that he wanted to write?

3. What did Sam wear to his grandmother's funeral?

4. What did Sam let Rick do when they finally went fishing?

5. Why did Margaret stay home from Abigail's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who died at home, and when Rick went to the funeral how did he feel?

2. How did Mark's life affect momma and why?

3. What kind of a man did Sam become, and what did Rick think about him?

4. What happened when the American soldiers finally came to Haiti?

5. What comparisons did Rick make between himself and his father? How did he feel about the comparisons?

6. What are some of the stories that Rick experienced in Clearwater?

7. In winter of 1994, where was Rick and what was he writing about?

8. What were the details of the stories that Rick told about the bodegas in New York City?

9. Who was the Serial Diner, and what did he teach Rick?

10. At Thanksgiving in the new house, what did Rick and Sam learn?

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