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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 type of animal did the author decide to focus his brain research on, in "Coming Into My Own"?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Mokeys.
(c) Rats.
(d) Dogs.

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

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

4. At times, the author says, his mother's refusal to settle for less came across as _____, _____, even _____ to him.
(a) Nagging/Demanding/Heartless.
(b) Devotion/Inspiration/Selfless.
(c) Tenacious/Obnoxious/Ambitious.
(d) Motherly/Grandmotherly/Fatherly.

5. In "Changing the Rules," the author says that _____ could get him in the door but _____ and quality of work were the real tests.
(a) Influence/Productivity.
(b) Studying/Dreaming.
(c) Good grades/Personality.
(d) Money/Sacrifice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was the author surprised when he read the exam problems in the booklet, in "College Choices"?

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

4. What significant sign of recovery did Maranda show after her hemispherectomy?

5. What did the author discover when he began to read Proverbs?

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