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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 worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?
(a) Bad parents.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Missionary doctors.
(d) Moses.

2. What does the author say was an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?
(a) Eating lunch.
(b) Learning about General Custer.
(c) Capping.
(d) Gym class.

3. At 13, the author changed his goal of becoming a general practitioner to a what?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Oncologist.
(c) Urologist.
(d) Psychiatrist.

4. In what year did the author's family move back to Detroit?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1961.

5. What frightened the author at the start of "Eight Years Old" that he says are bigger than cats?
(a) Rats.
(b) Roaches.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Weeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Coming Into My Own," whose voice did the author hear when he encountered prejudice?

2. In "Changing the Rules," what common interest did the author share with attorney Ward Randall, Jr.?

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

4. How often did the author wear an ROTC uniform at school?

5. Why did the author become interested in Johns Hopkins University Hospital at the age of 10?

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