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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 type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?
(a) Domestic work.
(b) Factory work.
(c) Restaurant work.
(d) Secretarial work.

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

3. Why did the author change schools in the middle of eighth grade?
(a) He moved back to Boston.
(b) He got expelled from his old school.
(c) He transferred to a school for gifted children.
(d) He moved back to his old house.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method in "Two Positives" does the author say his family used to protect each other?

2. The author's mother told him if he could _____, he could learn just about anything he wanted to know.

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

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

5. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?

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