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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the author comfort himself about his capping on other students?
(a) He said he would only do it until he got some better clothes.
(b) He said it was not his fault there were ugly people at school.
(c) He said he thought his father would approve.
(d) He said that everyone did it, and it was the only way to survive.

2. What did the Yale admissions office pay for the author and Candy to do before Thanksgiving 1972?
(a) Start a religious club on campus.
(b) Buy a house.
(c) Recruit in Detroit area high schools.
(d) Register in a marathon.

3. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?
(a) His mom never sent him with enough money.
(b) He says the people at the store treated him rudely.
(c) He had to use food stamps and feared a friend might see him.
(d) It took away from his study time.

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

5. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?
(a) His shirt.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His pencil.
(d) His backpack.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does the author say has been an invaluable asset as a surgeon?

2. Which of Candy's three college majors does the author say she eventually dropped?

3. What person does the author say came, when his mother "needed someone to care"?

4. Why did the author change schools in the middle of eighth grade?

5. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?

(see the answer key)

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