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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 frightened the author at the start of "Eight Years Old" that he says are bigger than cats?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Weeds.
(c) Roaches.
(d) Rats.

2. Why was the author surprised when he read the exam problems in the booklet, in "College Choices"?
(a) They were identical to the ones he saw in a dream.
(b) The booklet included formulas that would help him solve the problems.
(c) He thought the problems were much easier than he expected.
(d) He had no idea how to solve the problems.

3. What significant sign of recovery did Maranda show after her hemispherectomy?
(a) She slept.
(b) She had little swelling.
(c) She talked.
(d) She sat up on the gurney.

4. The author says he was hooked the first few times he looked down upon what?
(a) A beating heart.
(b) A human brain.
(c) Operating theater.
(d) A needy child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author hurt a classmate who made him mad in "A Terrible Temper"?

2. When does the author say he worked at Wayne State University in one of the biology laboratories?

3. How did Bobby Farmer impress the author during a history class?

4. What does the author say he felt "constant temptation" to do at his new school?

5. Who told the author he should "dress the way you want to be"?

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