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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: Coming Into My Own.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?
(a) Chores.
(b) Church.
(c) Friends.
(d) School.

2. In what year did the author's family move back to Detroit?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1965.

3. What influential adult in "ROTC Triumph" told the author to "always put first things first"?
(a) Mr. Doakes.
(b) Sgt. Bandy.
(c) Mr. McCotter.
(d) Mrs. Miller.

4. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?
(a) Bad parents.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Missionary doctors.
(d) Moses.

5. What did the psychology professor give the author for being the most honest student in the class?
(a) Extra credit.
(b) A ten-dollar bill.
(c) A certificate.
(d) A subscription to Psychology Today.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instrument did the author play in ninth grade?

2. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?

3. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?

4. In "Changing the Rules," the author says that _____ could get him in the door but _____ and quality of work were the real tests.

5. What does the author say he felt "constant temptation" to do at his new school?

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