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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: ROTC Triumph.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How often did the author wear an ROTC uniform at school?
(a) Every day.
(b) Three days a week.
(c) Every Friday.
(d) Two days a week.

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

3. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?
(a) A Cadillac plant.
(b) A mill.
(c) A funeral home.
(d) Paradise Theater.

4. What does the author say he examined under the magnified lenses in Mr. Jaeck's class?
(a) Skin cells.
(b) Blood.
(c) Protozoa from water samples.
(d) Blades of grass.

5. What does the author say in "Two Positives" was the worst part of school?
(a) Weekly spelling bees.
(b) Recess.
(c) Math quizzes.
(d) Book reports.

Short Answer Questions

1. What damage did the author do with a rock in "A Terrible Temper"?

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

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

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

5. How old was the author's mother when she married his father?

(see the answer key)

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