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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15: Heartbreak.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the author withdraw his applications to medical school programs at Johns Hopkins, Yale, Michigan State, and Wayne State?
(a) He received a fellowship to study abroad.
(b) He was accepted to the University of Michigan.
(c) He decided to take a year off to get married.
(d) He realized he applied to too many programs.

2. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?
(a) Choosing a career.
(b) Dating.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Thinking about college.

3. What does the author say was an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?
(a) Eating lunch.
(b) Gym class.
(c) Learning about General Custer.
(d) Capping.

4. In "A Boy's Big Problem," what does the author say his mother needed in order to provide for the family and keep up the house?
(a) A husband.
(b) A therapist.
(c) Food stamps.
(d) A second job.

5. In "A Serious Step," what happened to cause the author's car to spin out of control near Youngstown, Ohio?
(a) A large rock crashed onto the windshield.
(b) He fell asleep.
(c) He ran out of gas.
(d) He swerved to avoid an eighteen wheeler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant sign of recovery did Maranda show after her hemispherectomy?

2. Why does the author say he felt the stigma of being poor more acutely?

3. What did Candy's family think was strange about her new church in "A Serious Step"?

4. What job did the author recommend Candy try out for at his church in "A Serious Step"?

5. What did the Yale admissions office pay for the author and Candy to do before Thanksgiving 1972?

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