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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: A Terrible Temper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. In "A Terrible Temper," what does the author say had become a daily habit?
(a) Reading the Bible.
(b) Playing clarinet.
(c) Punching a pillow.
(d) Working out.

4. What happened halfway through the author's fifth grade year?
(a) He got an eye examination at school.
(b) He met the President.
(c) He won a science competition.
(d) He went to Disneyland.

5. At times, the author says, his mother's refusal to settle for less came across as _____, _____, even _____ to him.
(a) Motherly/Grandmotherly/Fatherly.
(b) Nagging/Demanding/Heartless.
(c) Devotion/Inspiration/Selfless.
(d) Tenacious/Obnoxious/Ambitious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?

2. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?

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

4. Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives?

5. What did the author decide to do when he realized he could not control his temper?

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