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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 impression did the author have that his grades reinforced?
(a) That the schools in Detroit were not as good as the ones in Boston.
(b) That his teacher did not like him.
(c) That he was meant to be at a private school.
(d) That Black kids are not as smart as White kids.

2. How old was the author when he learned that his father was leaving?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

3. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?
(a) Third grade.
(b) High school.
(c) Tenth grade.
(d) College.

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

5. What score did the author receive on a math quiz that humiliated him?
(a) 9 out of 30.
(b) 15 out of 30.
(c) 0 out of 30.
(d) 28 out of 30.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?

3. Where did the author and his brother stay when his mother went away in Carrying the Load?

4. How does the author say Curtis' grades changed in the last year?

5. Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives?

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