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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. Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives?
(a) A mental institution.
(b) To gamble.
(c) To pursue a singing career.
(d) To visit her ex-husband.

2. What person does the author say came, when his mother "needed someone to care"?
(a) Bobby Farmer.
(b) Mary Thomas.
(c) His father.
(d) Curtis.

3. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Valentine's Day.

4. The author's mother told him if he could _____, he could learn just about anything he wanted to know.
(a) Cook.
(b) Do math.
(c) Read.
(d) Follow directions.

5. In "A Terrible Temper," the author says once he reached the _____, he lost all _____.
(a) Boiling point/Rational control.
(b) Principal's office/Anger.
(c) Top of the class/Motivation.
(d) Popular kids/Respect.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the author say he would do before he let his classmates know they hurt him?

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

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