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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 did the author discover when he began to read Proverbs?
(a) He did not understand the Bible.
(b) A chapter about a doctor who was a great healer.
(c) The language of the Bible made him even more angry.
(d) A string of verses about angry people.

2. Where did the author and his brother stay when his mother went away in Carrying the Load?
(a) With relatives.
(b) Home alone.
(c) With neighbors.
(d) With their father.

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

4. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?
(a) Moses.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Bad parents.
(d) Missionary doctors.

5. What grade did the author receive in math that gave him hope?
(a) A.
(b) B.
(c) C.
(d) D.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author's mother told him if he could _____, he could learn just about anything he wanted to know.

3. In "A Boy's Big Problem," what does the author say his mother needed in order to provide for the family and keep up the house?

4. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?

5. What person does the author say came, when his mother "needed someone to care"?

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