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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. Why did the author and his brother give up football in "Two Positives"?
(a) They decided to join the math team instead.
(b) They thought the coach was too hard on them.
(c) Their mother made them quit the team.
(d) They were threatened by a group of men after practice.

2. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?
(a) It took away from his study time.
(b) His mom never sent him with enough money.
(c) He says the people at the store treated him rudely.
(d) He had to use food stamps and feared a friend might see him.

3. What group at Wilson Junior High asked the author how to solve problems?
(a) The math and science teachers.
(b) The students in higher grades.
(c) The administrators.
(d) The kids who once teased him.

4. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?
(a) Tutor his friends.
(b) Work at a gas station.
(c) Shoplift clothes at the local department store.
(d) Play basketball.

5. What other role did the author's father serve in, that he recalls observing only once?
(a) His father volunteered as a crossing guard.
(b) His father was a Baptist minister.
(c) His father played trumpet in a jazz band.
(d) His father was a member of the school board.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?

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

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

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

5. What score did the author receive on a math quiz that humiliated him?

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