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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 to 17.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was called Li'l Buddy, while growing up?
(a) Ron.
(b) Denver.
(c) Bobby.
(d) Uncle James.
2. What type of hardwood trees surrounded the Red River Parish plantation of Denver's youth?
(a) Pecan.
(b) Oak.
(c) Pine.
(d) Cherry.
3. Why was one of the central figures in the book called Li'l Buddy while growing up?
(a) Because he never left his father's side.
(b) Because PawPaw carried him in a pocket of his overalls.
(c) Because Uncle BB carried him on his shoulders everywhere he went.
(d) Because he helped Big Mama with her medication and emptying the slop jars.
4. What did Ron give Deborah after he became wealthy to make her forgive him for using her stock?
(a) A gold Piaget watch and a mink jacket.
(b) A Falcon jet.
(c) The keys to a homeless shelter he purchased for her to run.
(d) A priceless Georgia O'Keefe painting.
5. For what reasons did Ron decide that Granddaddy was "the Man"?
(a) He was in debt at the company store and could not make a profit on his land.
(b) He hired blacks and whites to work for him, but fed the whites at the farmhouse and the blacks at the grocery store.
(c) He came from "old money."
(d) Because Uncle James told him so.
Short Answer Questions
1. Denver lacked which basic abilities when he arrived in Fort Worth?
2. Why did Ron dress differently than the other students when he was college?
3. What type of person was Uncle James?
4. How did Denver's father die?
5. What part of Ron's body ached as he endured the humiliating punishment from his teacher?
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