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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Serious Step," what happened to cause the author's car to spin out of control near Youngstown, Ohio?
(a) A large rock crashed onto the windshield.
(b) He fell asleep.
(c) He ran out of gas.
(d) He swerved to avoid an eighteen wheeler.

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

3. In "A Boy's Big Problem," what does the author say his mother needed in order to provide for the family and keep up the house?
(a) A husband.
(b) A second job.
(c) Food stamps.
(d) A therapist.

4. What method in "Two Positives" does the author say his family used to protect each other?
(a) Love.
(b) Silence.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Defensiveness.

5. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?
(a) Missionary doctors.
(b) Moses.
(c) Bad parents.
(d) Politicians.

6. Who told the author he should "dress the way you want to be"?
(a) Curtis.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His teacher.

7. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?
(a) A funeral home.
(b) A mill.
(c) A Cadillac plant.
(d) Paradise Theater.

8. What did the Yale admissions office pay for the author and Candy to do before Thanksgiving 1972?
(a) Recruit in Detroit area high schools.
(b) Register in a marathon.
(c) Buy a house.
(d) Start a religious club on campus.

9. In what year did the author's family move back to Detroit?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1959.

10. What grade did the author receive in math that gave him hope?
(a) B.
(b) C.
(c) A.
(d) D.

11. What did the author receive for making the fifth-hour class the best unit in the school?
(a) He received a trophy.
(b) He was given permission to leave school early.
(c) He received a certificate.
(d) He was promoted to second lieutenant.

12. What job did the author recommend Candy try out for at his church in "A Serious Step"?
(a) Organist.
(b) Sabbath School teacher.
(c) Choir director.
(d) Janitor.

13. What percent academic scholarship does the author say he received for college?
(a) 80%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 90%.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say he liked to do with his father's hands?

2. What hymn does the author say dissolves his negativity?

3. In "A Terrible Temper," the author realized that if people could make him _____, they could ______.

4. Why did the author change schools in the middle of eighth grade?

5. What does the author say he has in his heart, regardless of the conditions around him?

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