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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 object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?
(a) His pencil.
(b) His backpack.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His shirt.

2. What does the author say was an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?
(a) Capping.
(b) Gym class.
(c) Learning about General Custer.
(d) Eating lunch.

3. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?
(a) Thinking about college.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Choosing a career.
(d) Dating.

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

5. What year does the author say he no longer waited for his father to come home from work?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1959.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say he felt "constant temptation" to do at his new school?

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

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

4. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?

5. What rule did the author's mother set for his television watching?

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