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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. What grade did the author receive in math that gave him hope?
(a) B.
(b) D.
(c) A.
(d) C.

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

3. The author's mother told him if he could _____, he could learn just about anything he wanted to know.
(a) Cook.
(b) Do math.
(c) Follow directions.
(d) Read.

4. Why does the author say he felt the stigma of being poor more acutely?
(a) Because most of the kids at school were rich.
(b) Because he did not have a father.
(c) Because his house was in need of repair.
(d) Because his clothes were dirty.

5. Who took the author's family in once they arrived in a new city?
(a) His aunt and uncle.
(b) His father.
(c) Some friends of the family.
(d) His grandparents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say in "Two Positives" was the worst part of school?

2. What frightened the author at the start of "Eight Years Old" that he says are bigger than cats?

3. Where did the mother expect her sons to go each week, instead of watching television?

4. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?

5. What does the author say he would do before he let his classmates know they hurt him?

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