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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 family move, after his mother decided to rent their house?
(a) Detroit.
(b) New York City.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Boston.

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

3. What was the author's mother determined to accomplish in Detroit?
(a) To reclaim the house the family once lived in.
(b) To go to night school.
(c) To enroll her sons in private school.
(d) To get back together with her ex-husband.

4. What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?
(a) Technology.
(b) Vocational.
(c) Sports.
(d) College prep.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At times, the author says, his mother's refusal to settle for less came across as _____, _____, even _____ to him.

2. In "A Boy's Big Problem," what does the author say his mother needed in order to provide for the family and keep up the house?

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

4. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?

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

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