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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 begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?
(a) Shoplift clothes at the local department store.
(b) Tutor his friends.
(c) Work at a gas station.
(d) Play basketball.

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

3. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?
(a) Paradise Theater.
(b) A funeral home.
(c) A mill.
(d) A Cadillac plant.

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

5. What did the author receive for making the fifth-hour class the best unit in the school?
(a) He received a certificate.
(b) He received a trophy.
(c) He was promoted to second lieutenant.
(d) He was given permission to leave school early.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?

2. Who does the author credit for helping him control his temper throughout his life?

3. How did Bobby Farmer impress the author during a history class?

4. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?

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

(see the answer key)

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