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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, "Joy to My Youth".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does James feel shame to admit is his childhood neighbor on Generals' Row?
(a) President Herbert Hoover.
(b) Robert F. Kennedy.
(c) General Curtis Lemay.
(d) Father Frank Miller.

2. Who is a sexual image ideal for the author?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) J. Edgar Hoover.
(c) Frank Sinatra.
(d) Elvis Presley.

3. What proposes using bomb shelters after a U.S. first strike?
(a) The United States-Russian Compromise of 1965.
(b) The Bay of Pigs.
(c) The Embargo Act.
(d) The 1961 Burris Memorandum.

4. James is in college now and working as what for the summer?
(a) A football coach.
(b) An Air Force aid.
(c) A pastor.
(d) An FBI cryptanalyst's aid.

5. Joe and his family leave Chicago for FBI training. After training, where are they assigned?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Indianapolis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Joe, now General Carroll, is serving in what position?

2. How many years later does James break his vow and leave the priesthood?

3. FDR is an admired president because of the way he treats what?

4. The author reflects on perceptions that he and his father give up worlds they love. Why?

5. What is outlined in this chapter of background history?

(see the answer key)

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