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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 rule did the author's mother set for his television watching?
(a) He could watch television when he finished his homework.
(b) He could only watch television on Saturdays.
(c) He could watch three programs a week.
(d) He was no longer allowed to watch television.

2. How old was the author's mother when she married his father?
(a) 28.
(b) 23.
(c) 13.
(d) 30.

3. At the start of "Goodbye, Daddy," who told the author that his father was moving out of the family home?
(a) His mom.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His brother.
(d) His dad.

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

5. Where did the author's family move, after his mother decided to rent their house?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author comfort himself about his capping on other students?

2. What does the author say was his one complaint about his mother?

3. What does the author's mother call him in "Goodbye Daddy"?

4. What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?

5. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?

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