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

2. What was the reason the author and his classmates were given for having to retake a test for the psychology class, Perceptions 101?
(a) The tests were lost.
(b) The tests were inadvertently burned.
(c) There was too much talking during the first test.
(d) No one passed the first test.

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

4. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?
(a) His brother.
(b) His teacher.
(c) Her mother.
(d) His father.

5. In "Changing the Rules," the author says that _____ could get him in the door but _____ and quality of work were the real tests.
(a) Influence/Productivity.
(b) Money/Sacrifice.
(c) Studying/Dreaming.
(d) Good grades/Personality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say about regulations in "Changing the Rules"?

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

3. Why did the author change schools in the middle of eighth grade?

4. Why did students walk out on the psychology test in "Changing the Rules"?

5. What was the author offered, after he had dinner with Congressional Medal winners?

(see the answer key)

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