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

2. What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?
(a) Chores.
(b) Friends.
(c) Church.
(d) School.

3. During what years was the author a resident at Johns Hopkins?
(a) 1985-1999.
(b) 1978-1982.
(c) 1983-1988.
(d) 1974-1977.

4. Who was Alma Whittley?
(a) The author's cousin.
(b) A supervisor at Wayne State University.
(c) The author's chemistry professor.
(d) A counselor at the author's high school.

5. How old was the author's mother when she married his father?
(a) 30.
(b) 28.
(c) 23.
(d) 13.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the chief of surgery at Provident Hospital suggest the author did not want to stay at Johns Hopkins?

2. Which of Candy's three college majors does the author say she eventually dropped?

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

4. What damage did the author do with a rock in "A Terrible Temper"?

5. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?

(see the answer key)

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