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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did "The Top One Hundred" program help the author learn?
(a) Italian.
(b) Leadership skills.
(c) Classical music.
(d) Science facts.

3. What was Candy Rustin's real name in "A Serious Step"?
(a) Lacena.
(b) Carlie.
(c) Cena.
(d) Lacey.

4. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?
(a) His pencil.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His shoes.
(d) His backpack.

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

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

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

8. How did Bobby Farmer impress the author during a history class?
(a) He knew what flax was.
(b) He knew the dates of every war.
(c) He said he planned to study agriculture in college.
(d) He had memorized all of the United States Presidents.

9. What year of college was the author in when he met Candy?
(a) Senior.
(b) Junior.
(c) Sophomore.
(d) Freshman.

10. In "College Choices," why did the author only apply to one college?
(a) He wanted to attend the same college as his girlfriend.
(b) He always knew the college he wanted to attend.
(c) Only one college was interested in him.
(d) He only had enough money to pay for one application fee.

11. What does the author say he liked to do with his father's hands?
(a) Smack them.
(b) Draw pictures on them.
(c) Play with the veins.
(d) Read his palm.

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

13. What does the author say he examined under the magnified lenses in Mr. Jaeck's class?
(a) Blood.
(b) Protozoa from water samples.
(c) Skin cells.
(d) Blades of grass.

14. How did the author hurt a classmate who made him mad in "A Terrible Temper"?
(a) He insulted his mother.
(b) He put him in a head lock.
(c) He pushed him into a locker
(d) He hit him in the forehead with a lock.

15. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?
(a) Curtis.
(b) Pastor Ford.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Mrs. Williamson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?

2. In "A Serious Step," who helped the author get a summer job at Sennet Steel?

3. In "Changing the Rules," the author says that _____ could get him in the door but _____ and quality of work were the real tests.

4. What did the author's mother buy for him that he rejected, saying they were the "wrong kind"?

5. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?

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