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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 type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?
(a) Technology.
(b) Sports.
(c) College prep.
(d) Vocational.

2. What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?
(a) Church.
(b) Chores.
(c) School.
(d) Friends.

3. Where did the author and his brother stay when his mother went away in Carrying the Load?
(a) With their father.
(b) With neighbors.
(c) Home alone.
(d) With relatives.

4. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?
(a) Mrs. Williamson.
(b) Sonya.
(c) Curtis.
(d) Pastor Ford.

5. In "A Terrible Temper," the author says once he reached the _____, he lost all _____.
(a) Popular kids/Respect.
(b) Boiling point/Rational control.
(c) Principal's office/Anger.
(d) Top of the class/Motivation.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author say he examined under the magnified lenses in Mr. Jaeck's class?

3. What rule did the author's mother set for his television watching?

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

5. Why does the author say he felt the stigma of being poor more acutely?

(see the answer key)

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