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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, Integrity.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Travis and Miller think they may go to prison?
(a) 85% of men in prison do not have fathers.
(b) All boys without fathers go to prison.
(c) Making stupid decisions at the wrong time.
(d) They have broken many laws.

2. Miller describes his mother as being exhausted because of him. He learns the real reason she is exhausted. What is this?
(a) Because her partner left her as a single mother.
(b) Miller's mother works too hard.
(c) Miller's mother drinks too much.
(d) Miller's mother is sick.

3. What usually happens after Miller begins to date a woman?
(a) They become engaged.
(b) She loses her attraction.
(c) She falls in love with Miller.
(d) They fight and break up.

4. In Chapter 9, what point for boys raised without fathers does Miller reinforce?
(a) The importance of seeking a proper mentor.
(b) The importance of women in a man's life.
(c) The importance of father's in a man's life.
(d) The importance of love.

5. What metaphor does Miller use to describe the role of elders in transferring information to the next generation?
(a) Emergency personnel responding to a community crisis.
(b) He does not use a metaphor.
(c) Teachers in high school.
(d) Airline pilots radioing weather conditions to the next pilot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story of a woman who does not return correct change for a purchase, what is equated with a callused heart?

2. What does Miller say God gives for moral protection?

3. Why does Miller settle in Boring, Oregon?

4. In Chapter 1, Miller discusses several attempts to find a father figure during what part of his life?

5. What does Miller state that the dragon reminds him of?

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