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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Eight Years Old.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?
(a) Technology.
(b) College prep.
(c) Vocational.
(d) Sports.

2. What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?
(a) School.
(b) Church.
(c) Chores.
(d) Friends.

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

4. What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?
(a) Secretarial work.
(b) Factory work.
(c) Domestic work.
(d) Restaurant work.

5. What does the author say his mother brought a sense of to the family?
(a) Peace.
(b) Security.
(c) Love.
(d) Humor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?

3. How old was the author when he learned that his father was leaving?

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

5. What does the author say was his one complaint about his mother?

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