1. Which of the following is not an important step of learning to make decisions?
(a) Act deliberately.
(b) React before you think.
(c) Stop being reactionary.
(d) Think before you speak.

2. What audience does Miller address in Chapter 6?
(a) Only women who are raising boys as a single mother.
(b) Primarily men who grew up without fathers.
(c) All persons who grew up without a father.
(d) This chapter does not address anyone in particular.

3. In Chapter 7, why is Miller unsuccessful in his new organization?
(a) He makes negative statements about the organization.
(b) He is ostracized by the members.
(c) He fails to follow through on two of the major rules.
(d) Miller is very successful in this new organization.

4. When Miller observes the girl breaking up with several boys, what is he doing?
(a) Writing.
(b) Eating a meal.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Talking to a friend.

5. In Chapter 6, Miller's writing style changes. How does it change?
(a) He shares more personal information about himself.
(b) He tells more stories about other people.
(c) His writing style does not change.
(d) He reveals his secret desires.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 11 relates a story from a movie about a woman who fails to return correct change for a purchase. How does the clerk at the gas station in this movie describe this woman?

2. As a child, Miller remembers hearing fairy tales about which animals?

3. Is Miller's concern with the social problem of all boys who grow up without fathers?

4. What does Miller do after completing high school?

5. What does the landlord's son, who attempts to fill in as a father figure on a camping trip, forget?

(see the answer key)

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