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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 an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?
(a) Learning about General Custer.
(b) Eating lunch.
(c) Capping.
(d) Gym class.

2. 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) Food stamps.
(b) A therapist.
(c) A second job.
(d) A husband.

3. How did the author and his brother often travel to Wilson Junior High?
(a) They hitchhiked.
(b) They roller skated.
(c) They rode bikes.
(d) They hopped trains.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What frightened the author at the start of "Eight Years Old" that he says are bigger than cats?

3. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?

4. Why did the author and his brother give up football in "Two Positives"?

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

(see the answer key)

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