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

2. What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?
(a) Domestic work.
(b) Restaurant work.
(c) Factory work.
(d) Secretarial work.

3. What does the author say he felt "constant temptation" to do at his new school?
(a) Get a bad grade.
(b) Get a girlfriend.
(c) Become one of the guys.
(d) Skip class.

4. What group at Wilson Junior High asked the author how to solve problems?
(a) The kids who once teased him.
(b) The students in higher grades.
(c) The math and science teachers.
(d) The administrators.

5. What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?
(a) Vocational.
(b) Sports.
(c) Technology.
(d) College prep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What damage did the author do with a rock in "A Terrible Temper"?

2. How did the author and his brother often travel to Wilson Junior High?

3. At times, the author says, his mother's refusal to settle for less came across as _____, _____, even _____ to him.

4. How did Bobby Farmer impress the author during a history class?

5. What method in "Two Positives" does the author say his family used to protect each other?

(see the answer key)

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