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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 is the truth he learned much later about his father?
(a) That his father was abused as a child.
(b) That his father did not believe in God.
(c) That his father had another wife and other children.
(d) That his father had a history of substance abuse.

2. How does the author say Curtis' grades changed in the last year?
(a) They had gone from good to great.
(b) They had been climbing.
(c) They were mostly failing grades.
(d) They changed very little.

3. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?
(a) Missionary doctors.
(b) Moses.
(c) Bad parents.
(d) Politicians.

4. 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?
(a) A second job.
(b) A therapist.
(c) Food stamps.
(d) A husband.

5. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Easter.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Valentine's Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Curtis?

2. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?

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

4. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?

5. Who does the author say was the "earliest, strongest, and most impacting force" in his life?

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