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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 consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?
(a) Dating.
(b) Choosing a career.
(c) Thinking about college.
(d) Clothes.

2. How does the author say Curtis' grades changed in the last year?
(a) They had gone from good to great.
(b) They changed very little.
(c) They had been climbing.
(d) They were mostly failing grades.

3. What method in "Two Positives" does the author say his family used to protect each other?
(a) Silence.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Defensiveness.
(d) Love.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who told the author he should "dress the way you want to be"?

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

(see the answer key)

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