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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: ROTC Triumph.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?
(a) Vocational.
(b) College prep.
(c) Technology.
(d) Sports.

2. How did Bobby Farmer impress the author during a history class?
(a) He said he planned to study agriculture in college.
(b) He knew what flax was.
(c) He had memorized all of the United States Presidents.
(d) He knew the dates of every war.

3. Why did the author change schools in the middle of eighth grade?
(a) He moved back to his old house.
(b) He transferred to a school for gifted children.
(c) He moved back to Boston.
(d) He got expelled from his old school.

4. What does the author say he felt "constant temptation" to do at his new school?
(a) Become one of the guys.
(b) Skip class.
(c) Get a bad grade.
(d) Get a girlfriend.

5. What does the author say he examined under the magnified lenses in Mr. Jaeck's class?
(a) Skin cells.
(b) Blood.
(c) Protozoa from water samples.
(d) Blades of grass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say was his one complaint about his mother?

2. What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?

3. What does the author say he would do before he let his classmates know they hurt him?

4. What group at Wilson Junior High asked the author how to solve problems?

5. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?

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