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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. How did the author comfort himself about his capping on other students?
(a) He said he would only do it until he got some better clothes.
(b) He said that everyone did it, and it was the only way to survive.
(c) He said it was not his fault there were ugly people at school.
(d) He said he thought his father would approve.

2. What does the author say he would do before he let his classmates know they hurt him?
(a) Study.
(b) Stand outside in the cold.
(c) Die.
(d) Cry.

3. In "A Terrible Temper," the author realized that if people could make him _____, they could ______.
(a) Pray/Help him control his temper.
(b) Angry/Control him.
(c) Successful/Find their own success.
(d) Study/Help him become a doctor.

4. What method in "Two Positives" does the author say his family used to protect each other?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Silence.
(c) Defensiveness.
(d) Love.

5. How often did the author wear an ROTC uniform at school?
(a) Two days a week.
(b) Three days a week.
(c) Every day.
(d) Every Friday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author promise God after he took his exam, in "College Choices"?

2. What does the author say he examined under the magnified lenses in Mr. Jaeck's class?

3. In "College Choices," how long did the author spend studying for his exam?

4. In "Changing the Rules," what common interest did the author share with attorney Ward Randall, Jr.?

5. What does the author say about regulations in "Changing the Rules"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author's mother respond to his announcement that he wanted to become a doctor?

2. What was the author's father like intellectually?

3. What are the reasons the author gives in "A Serious Step" for not being ready for love?

4. How did Mr. Jaeck nurture the author's gift for science?

5. Why did the author believe he was going to die in "A Serious Step"?

6. What factors led to the author being a poor student at Higgins Elementary School?

7. In "Two Positives," why did the author say he stopped hopping trains?

8. What experience at college helped the author wash away some of his cockiness?

9. How does the author learn about the arts in "ROTC Triumph"?

10. How did the author's mother protect him and his brother?

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