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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. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?
(a) The judgment from his mother.
(b) The teacher who belittled him.
(c) The teasing and taunting from other kids.
(d) The principal who wrongfully accused him of cheating.

2. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?
(a) A Cadillac plant.
(b) Paradise Theater.
(c) A funeral home.
(d) A mill.

3. What does the author say was his one complaint about his mother?
(a) That she never remarried.
(b) That she hid how bad things were during his childhood.
(c) That she let his father go.
(d) That she had low self-esteem.

4. At times, the author says, his mother's refusal to settle for less came across as _____, _____, even _____ to him.
(a) Nagging/Demanding/Heartless.
(b) Tenacious/Obnoxious/Ambitious.
(c) Devotion/Inspiration/Selfless.
(d) Motherly/Grandmotherly/Fatherly.

5. In what year did the author's family move back to Detroit?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1951.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the author say his mother brought a sense of to the family?

4. What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?

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

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