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

2. Why did the author and his brother give up football in "Two Positives"?
(a) They decided to join the math team instead.
(b) They thought the coach was too hard on them.
(c) They were threatened by a group of men after practice.
(d) Their mother made them quit the team.

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

4. What was the author's mother determined to accomplish in Detroit?
(a) To reclaim the house the family once lived in.
(b) To get back together with her ex-husband.
(c) To go to night school.
(d) To enroll her sons in private school.

5. Who does the author credit for helping him control his temper throughout his life?
(a) God.
(b) Curtis.
(c) His mother.
(d) Mary Thomas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say he has in his heart, regardless of the conditions around him?

2. How did the author and his brother often travel to Wilson Junior High?

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

4. What subtle way did the author's mother encourage him in "ROTC Triumph"?

5. What did the author discover when he began to read Proverbs?

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