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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. What did the author's mother buy for him that he rejected, saying they were the "wrong kind"?
(a) Art supplies.
(b) Pants.
(c) Pretzels.
(d) Shoes.

2. Why does the author say he felt the stigma of being poor more acutely?
(a) Because his clothes were dirty.
(b) Because he did not have a father.
(c) Because most of the kids at school were rich.
(d) Because his house was in need of repair.

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

4. What does Mother tell the author his father had done?
(a) Gotten a new job.
(b) Bad things.
(c) Lost a bet.
(d) Gotten in a fight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method in "Two Positives" does the author say his family used to protect each other?

2. In "A Terrible Temper," the author realized that if people could make him _____, they could ______.

3. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?

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

5. At times, the author says, his mother's refusal to settle for less came across as _____, _____, even _____ to him.

(see the answer key)

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