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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. Why did the author become interested in Johns Hopkins University Hospital at the age of 10?
(a) That was where he got his tonsils taken out.
(b) `Someone from the hospital visited his school.
(c) His mom suggested that he practice medicine there.
(d) Every television or newspaper medical story seemed to feature someone there.

2. What did "The Top One Hundred" program help the author learn?
(a) Classical music.
(b) Leadership skills.
(c) Science facts.
(d) Italian.

3. What instrument did the author play in ninth grade?
(a) Cello.
(b) Baritone.
(c) Cornet.
(d) Clarinet.

4. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?
(a) The teacher who belittled him.
(b) The principal who wrongfully accused him of cheating.
(c) The teasing and taunting from other kids.
(d) The judgment from his mother.

5. Why does the author say he felt the stigma of being poor more acutely?
(a) Because his clothes were dirty.
(b) Because most of the kids at school were rich.
(c) Because he did not have a father.
(d) Because his house was in need of repair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subtle way did the author's mother encourage him in "ROTC Triumph"?

2. What does the author say he felt "constant temptation" to do at his new school?

3. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?

4. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?

5. When does the author say he worked at Wayne State University in one of the biology laboratories?

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