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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Changing the Rules.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say he has in his heart, regardless of the conditions around him?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Peace.
(d) Love.

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

3. What did "The Top One Hundred" program help the author learn?
(a) Classical music.
(b) Science facts.
(c) Italian.
(d) Leadership skills.

4. What subtle way did the author's mother encourage him in "ROTC Triumph"?
(a) She lectured him.
(b) She read to him from the Bible.
(c) She quoted poems and famous sayings to him.
(d) She left hints around the house about what college she wanted him to attend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Terrible Temper," the author says once he reached the _____, he lost all _____.

2. How does the author say Curtis' grades changed in the last year?

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

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

5. In "Changing the Rules," the author says that _____ could get him in the door but _____ and quality of work were the real tests.

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