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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: Little Beth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What rule did the author's mother set for his television watching?
(a) He could watch three programs a week.
(b) He could watch television when he finished his homework.
(c) He could only watch television on Saturdays.
(d) He was no longer allowed to watch television.

2. How many applications for neurosurgery residency does the author say Johns Hopkins averaged?
(a) 2.
(b) 1,976.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 125.

3. Why did the author become interested in Johns Hopkins University Hospital at the age of 10?
(a) Every television or newspaper medical story seemed to feature someone there.
(b) His mom suggested that he practice medicine there.
(c) That was where he got his tonsils taken out.
(d) `Someone from the hospital visited his school.

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

5. Where did the author and his brother stay when his mother went away in Carrying the Load?
(a) With relatives.
(b) Home alone.
(c) With neighbors.
(d) With their father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?

2. How did Beth Usher, in "Little Beth," receive a bump that later caused her first seizure?

3. How old was the author's mother when she married his father?

4. What influential adult in "ROTC Triumph" told the author to "always put first things first"?

5. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?

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