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

2. What reason does the author give for not wanting to travel to Australia, in "A Special Year"?
(a) The Whites-only policy.
(b) The healthcare system there.
(c) The 20-hour flight.
(d) The heavy accents.

3. What does the author say his mother brought a sense of to the family?
(a) Security.
(b) Humor.
(c) Peace.
(d) Love.

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

5. What did the author discover when he began to read Proverbs?
(a) A string of verses about angry people.
(b) A chapter about a doctor who was a great healer.
(c) The language of the Bible made him even more angry.
(d) He did not understand the Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?

2. Who told the author he should "dress the way you want to be"?

3. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?

4. How did Alma Whittley help the author?

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

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