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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: Little Beth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say was his one complaint about his mother?
(a) That she hid how bad things were during his childhood.
(b) That she never remarried.
(c) That she let his father go.
(d) That she had low self-esteem.

2. The author told his mother that _____ are supposed to _____.
(a) Mothers and fathers/Stay together.
(b) Fathers/Do as they please.
(c) Mothers/Obey their husbands.
(d) Boys/Cry.

3. What does the author say was a "golden opportunity," where there would be no outcries over Denise Baca's hemispherectomy?
(a) When his critic left for an overseas conference.
(b) When a judge ordered the operation.
(c) When the author was asked to televise the procedure.
(d) When Denise's family and friends held a candlelight vigil.

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

5. In "A Serious Step," what happened to cause the author's car to spin out of control near Youngstown, Ohio?
(a) He fell asleep.
(b) He ran out of gas.
(c) A large rock crashed onto the windshield.
(d) He swerved to avoid an eighteen wheeler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author change schools in the middle of eighth grade?

2. What college did the author decide to attend?

3. What percent academic scholarship does the author say he received for college?

4. How old was the author's mother when she married his father?

5. How long did Maranda's hemispherectomy take in "Heartbreak"?

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