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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 holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?
(a) Valentine's Day.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Easter.

2. What does Mother tell the author his father had done?
(a) Bad things.
(b) Gotten in a fight.
(c) Gotten a new job.
(d) Lost a bet.

3. In "A Serious Step," what happened to cause the author's car to spin out of control near Youngstown, Ohio?
(a) He ran out of gas.
(b) He swerved to avoid an eighteen wheeler.
(c) He fell asleep.
(d) A large rock crashed onto the windshield.

4. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?
(a) His father.
(b) His teacher.
(c) Her mother.
(d) His brother.

5. In "College Choices," what was the class that the author fell behind in the most?
(a) English.
(b) History.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Chemistry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At 13, the author changed his goal of becoming a general practitioner to a what?

3. What does the author's mother call him in "Goodbye Daddy"?

4. Who took the author's family in once they arrived in a new city?

5. Where did the mother expect her sons to go each week, instead of watching television?

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