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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. The author's mother told him if he could _____, he could learn just about anything he wanted to know.
(a) Do math.
(b) Read.
(c) Follow directions.
(d) Cook.

2. What does the author say he has in his heart, regardless of the conditions around him?
(a) Love.
(b) Peace.
(c) Sunshine.
(d) Anger.

3. How does the author say Curtis' grades changed in the last year?
(a) They were mostly failing grades.
(b) They changed very little.
(c) They had gone from good to great.
(d) They had been climbing.

4. What does the author say was his one complaint about his mother?
(a) That she had low self-esteem.
(b) That she let his father go.
(c) That she never remarried.
(d) That she hid how bad things were during his childhood.

5. What "wonderful summer job" did the author take after his first year at Yale?
(a) Volunteer at a hospital.
(b) Camp counselor.
(c) Lab technician at Wayne State University.
(d) Supervisor with a highway crew.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author say he experiences less of a negative response from patients nowadays?

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

3. Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives?

4. Who does the author say was the "earliest, strongest, and most impacting force" in his life?

5. Why did the author and his brother give up football in "Two Positives"?

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