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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 does the author say he examined under the magnified lenses in Mr. Jaeck's class?
(a) Blood.
(b) Skin cells.
(c) Blades of grass.
(d) Protozoa from water samples.

2. What does the author say he would do before he let his classmates know they hurt him?
(a) Die.
(b) Cry.
(c) Study.
(d) Stand outside in the cold.

3. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?
(a) His backpack.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His pencil.

4. What did the author decide to do when he realized he could not control his temper?
(a) Pretend nothing happened.
(b) Talk to his mother.
(c) Pray.
(d) Get counseling.

5. In "A Terrible Temper," the author realized that if people could make him _____, they could ______.
(a) Angry/Control him.
(b) Study/Help him become a doctor.
(c) Pray/Help him control his temper.
(d) Successful/Find their own success.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author discover when he began to read Proverbs?

2. What did the author's mother buy for him that he rejected, saying they were the "wrong kind"?

3. What does the author say was an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?

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

5. Who does the author credit for helping him control his temper throughout his life?

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