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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. Why did the author quit his job at Young and Rubicum Advertising?
(a) The job did not pay enough.
(b) He lost interest in advertising.
(c) The commute was too tiresome.
(d) He did not get along with his co-workers in the mail room.

2. In "A Special Year," why was the author concerned about his wife traveling to Australia?
(a) She hated warm climates.
(b) She was pregnant and on bed rest.
(c) She would have to leave all of her close friends.
(d) She would have to quit a lucrative job.

3. What other role did the author's father serve in, that he recalls observing only once?
(a) His father volunteered as a crossing guard.
(b) His father was a Baptist minister.
(c) His father was a member of the school board.
(d) His father played trumpet in a jazz band.

4. Why was the author surprised when he read the exam problems in the booklet, in "College Choices"?
(a) They were identical to the ones he saw in a dream.
(b) He had no idea how to solve the problems.
(c) The booklet included formulas that would help him solve the problems.
(d) He thought the problems were much easier than he expected.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the author hurt a classmate who made him mad in "A Terrible Temper"?

3. Why did students walk out on the psychology test in "Changing the Rules"?

4. Who did the author initially turn to for work, when he could not find a job in the summer of 1971?

5. When does the author say he worked at Wayne State University in one of the biology laboratories?

(see the answer key)

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