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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 does the author say was his one complaint about his mother?
(a) That she hid how bad things were during his childhood.
(b) That she let his father go.
(c) That she had low self-esteem.
(d) That she never remarried.

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

3. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?
(a) Third grade.
(b) High school.
(c) Tenth grade.
(d) College.

4. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author told his mother that _____ are supposed to _____.

3. How does the author say Curtis' grades changed in the last year?

4. What was the author's mother determined to accomplish in Detroit?

5. How old was the author when he learned that his father was leaving?

(see the answer key)

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