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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12: Coming Into My Own.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?
(a) Tutor his friends.
(b) Play basketball.
(c) Shoplift clothes at the local department store.
(d) Work at a gas station.

2. How often did the author wear an ROTC uniform at school?
(a) Two days a week.
(b) Every day.
(c) Every Friday.
(d) Three days a week.

3. What person does the author say came, when his mother "needed someone to care"?
(a) Curtis.
(b) Bobby Farmer.
(c) His father.
(d) Mary Thomas.

4. What does the author say about regulations in "Changing the Rules"?
(a) He says they sometimes hinder and need to be broken or ignored.
(b) He says that following them is the key to his success.
(c) He says they keep things running smoothly all the time.
(d) He says he usually disagrees with them but follows them anyway.

5. What did the author receive for making the fifth-hour class the best unit in the school?
(a) He was given permission to leave school early.
(b) He received a certificate.
(c) He was promoted to second lieutenant.
(d) He received a trophy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the reason the author and his classmates were given for having to retake a test for the psychology class, Perceptions 101?

2. What does the author say he would do before he let his classmates know they hurt him?

3. What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?

4. What did "The Top One Hundred" program help the author learn?

5. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?

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