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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. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?
(a) Sonya.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Mrs. Williamson.
(d) Pastor Ford.

2. What type of animal did the author decide to focus his brain research on, in "Coming Into My Own"?
(a) Mokeys.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Rats.
(d) Rabbits.

3. What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?
(a) Secretarial work.
(b) Factory work.
(c) Domestic work.
(d) Restaurant work.

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 principal who wrongfully accused him of cheating.
(b) The teacher who belittled him.
(c) The teasing and taunting from other kids.
(d) The judgment from his mother.

5. What "wonderful summer job" did the author take after his first year at Yale?
(a) Supervisor with a highway crew.
(b) Camp counselor.
(c) Lab technician at Wayne State University.
(d) Volunteer at a hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?

2. What impression did the author have that his grades reinforced?

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

4. Who introduced the author to Schubert's Eighth Symphony (Unfinished)?

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

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