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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: A Big Boy's Problem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives?
(a) To pursue a singing career.
(b) A mental institution.
(c) To gamble.
(d) To visit her ex-husband.

2. What method in "Two Positives" does the author say his family used to protect each other?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Defensiveness.
(c) Love.
(d) Silence.

3. Who does the author say was the "earliest, strongest, and most impacting force" in his life?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His third grade teacher.

4. Why did the author change schools in the middle of eighth grade?
(a) He transferred to a school for gifted children.
(b) He moved back to his old house.
(c) He moved back to Boston.
(d) He got expelled from his old school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say was an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?

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

3. What person does the author say came, when his mother "needed someone to care"?

4. What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?

5. What group at Wilson Junior High asked the author how to solve problems?

(see the answer key)

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