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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. What did the author decide to do when he realized he could not control his temper?
(a) Pray.
(b) Get counseling.
(c) Talk to his mother.
(d) Pretend nothing happened.

2. When does the author say he worked at Wayne State University in one of the biology laboratories?
(a) During spring break of his sophomore year at Yale.
(b) The summer between his junior and senior year of high school.
(c) The summer after his freshman year at Yale.
(d) The year after he graduated from college.

3. What college did the author decide to attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Stanford.
(c) Yale.
(d) University of Michigan.

4. What hymn does the author say dissolves his negativity?
(a) "Just As I Am."
(b) "Jesus Is All the World to Me."
(c) "Amazing Grace."
(d) "Nearer My God to Thee."

5. The author told his mother that _____ are supposed to _____.
(a) Boys/Cry.
(b) Mothers and fathers/Stay together.
(c) Mothers/Obey their husbands.
(d) Fathers/Do as they please.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?

2. What job did the author recommend Candy try out for at his church in "A Serious Step"?

3. In "A Serious Step," what happened to cause the author's car to spin out of control near Youngstown, Ohio?

4. What does the author say was an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?

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

(see the answer key)

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