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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. Who is Curtis?
(a) The author's brother.
(b) The author's cousin.
(c) The author's grandfather.
(d) The author's father.

2. How did Bobby Farmer impress the author during a history class?
(a) He knew what flax was.
(b) He said he planned to study agriculture in college.
(c) He knew the dates of every war.
(d) He had memorized all of the United States Presidents.

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

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

5. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?
(a) Pastor Ford.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Mrs. Williamson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the author change schools in the middle of eighth grade?

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

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

4. What does Mother tell the author his father had done?

5. At the start of "Goodbye, Daddy," who told the author that his father was moving out of the family home?

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