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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Candy Rustin's real name in "A Serious Step"?
(a) Carlie.
(b) Cena.
(c) Lacey.
(d) Lacena.

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

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

5. 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 therapist.
(b) A second job.
(c) Food stamps.
(d) A husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept allowed Maranda to manage well without the left half of her brain?

2. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?

3. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?

4. What does the author believe, even after losing Jennifer, about his relationship to patients?

5. What college group was Candy involved in that amazed the author?

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