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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17: Three Special Children.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During what years was the author a resident at Johns Hopkins?
(a) 1983-1988.
(b) 1985-1999.
(c) 1974-1977.
(d) 1978-1982.

2. 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 shoes.
(c) His backpack.
(d) His pencil.

3. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 14.
(d) 8.

4. What marveled the author about Danielle's parents, in "Three Special Children," when she died?
(a) Their maturity.
(b) Their detachment.
(c) Their anger.
(d) The amount of support they received from family and friends.

5. Why was the author surprised when he read the exam problems in the booklet, in "College Choices"?
(a) They were identical to the ones he saw in a dream.
(b) The booklet included formulas that would help him solve the problems.
(c) He had no idea how to solve the problems.
(d) He thought the problems were much easier than he expected.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subtle way did the author's mother encourage him in "ROTC Triumph"?

2. Who took the author's family in once they arrived in a new city?

3. What did the Yale admissions office pay for the author and Candy to do before Thanksgiving 1972?

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

5. What "wonderful summer job" did the author take after his first year at Yale?

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