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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: A Girl Named Maranda.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author turn when he believed he could not pass an exam?
(a) To his mother.
(b) To God.
(c) To his academic adviser.
(d) To the campus tutoring center.

2. What job did the author recommend Candy try out for at his church in "A Serious Step"?
(a) Organist.
(b) Janitor.
(c) Sabbath School teacher.
(d) Choir director.

3. What unusual solution did one doctor suggest Maranda try twice a day for her seizures?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Wheatgrass.
(c) Leeches.
(d) Cod liver oil.

4. From what age did Maranda Francisco start having grand mal seizures?
(a) Seven days old.
(b) Eighteen months old.
(c) Eight years old.
(d) Four years old.

5. The author graduates _____ in his senior high school class.
(a) Third.
(b) Fourth.
(c) First.
(d) Second.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author complain, in "Another Step Forward," wouldn't talk to the "common people" like ward clerks or aides?

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

3. Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives?

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

5. Why did the author become interested in Johns Hopkins University Hospital at the age of 10?

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