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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Kitchen, p. 51 - 73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author's mother do out of loneliness every evening?
(a) She would cry silently at the sink while she washed dishes.
(b) She would stare out at the street.
(c) She would cry silently at her sewing machine.
(d) She would read from her parent's memoirs.

2. What was all work measured by in the author's childhood home?
(a) The approval of peers.
(b) The length of a job.
(c) The perfect skill with which it was completed.
(d) The look on mother's face when she saw the job.

3. What were the author's lasting feelings about his school years?
(a) A hopeful feeling of accomplishment.
(b) A feeling of inadequacy.
(c) A lifelong sense of being judged.
(d) A feeling of success.

4. The author didn't associate his school years with learning, what did he associate them with?
(a) Building good character.
(b) Chasing the girls in the school yard.
(c) Avoiding the bullies who tortured him daily.
(d) Proving the teachers wrong.

5. Did the author feel he could openly discuss his feelings about God?
(a) He only felt he could express them to his parents.
(b) He felt he could only discuss them with his friends from school.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what battle did the brother of the author's cousin go missing?

2. What did the older neighbor boys do when they came home from work?

3. What emotion does the author speak of in great length in Section 3?

4. Where was the author's father offered a homestead while he was working for the Union Pacific Railway?

5. What feelings does the author experience when he gets off the train?

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