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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. The author told his mother that _____ are supposed to _____.
(a) Mothers and fathers/Stay together.
(b) Fathers/Do as they please.
(c) Boys/Cry.
(d) Mothers/Obey their husbands.

2. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?
(a) The judgment from his mother.
(b) The teasing and taunting from other kids.
(c) The principal who wrongfully accused him of cheating.
(d) The teacher who belittled him.

3. What frightened the author at the start of "Eight Years Old" that he says are bigger than cats?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Rats.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Weeds.

4. What year does the author say he no longer waited for his father to come home from work?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1980.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?

2. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?

3. In "ROTC Triumph," why does the author say he looked forward to Sunday nights?

4. What group at Wilson Junior High asked the author how to solve problems?

5. What was the author offered, after he had dinner with Congressional Medal winners?

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