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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) Blades of grass.
(b) Protozoa from water samples.
(c) Blood.
(d) Skin cells.

2. What does the author say he has in his heart, regardless of the conditions around him?
(a) Love.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Anger.
(d) Peace.

3. Why does the author say he felt the stigma of being poor more acutely?
(a) Because most of the kids at school were rich.
(b) Because his house was in need of repair.
(c) Because his clothes were dirty.
(d) Because he did not have a father.

4. What other role did the author's father serve in, that he recalls observing only once?
(a) His father played trumpet in a jazz band.
(b) His father volunteered as a crossing guard.
(c) His father was a member of the school board.
(d) His father was a Baptist minister.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?

2. Where did the mother expect her sons to go each week, instead of watching television?

3. What hymn does the author say dissolves his negativity?

4. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?

5. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?

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