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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 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.

2. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

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

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

5. In "Changing the Rules," what common interest did the author share with attorney Ward Randall, Jr.?
(a) Bowling.
(b) Law.
(c) Classical music.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?

2. During the author's intense year as chief resident, he learned the special skills that transform the _____ along with his hands, eyes and intuition into _____.

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

4. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?

5. In "ROTC Triumph," why does the author say he looked forward to Sunday nights?

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