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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. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?
(a) His brother.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His father.
(d) Her mother.

2. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?
(a) His mom never sent him with enough money.
(b) It took away from his study time.
(c) He had to use food stamps and feared a friend might see him.
(d) He says the people at the store treated him rudely.

3. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?
(a) His backpack.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His pencil.
(d) His shoes.

4. In "A Boy's Big Problem," what does the author say his mother needed in order to provide for the family and keep up the house?
(a) A second job.
(b) A therapist.
(c) Food stamps.
(d) A husband.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author and his brother stay when his mother went away in Carrying the Load?

2. What other role did the author's father serve in, that he recalls observing only once?

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

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

5. What was the author's mother determined to accomplish in Detroit?

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