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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Thinking about college.
(c) Dating.
(d) Choosing a career.

2. What does the author say in "Two Positives" was the worst part of school?
(a) Recess.
(b) Weekly spelling bees.
(c) Math quizzes.
(d) Book reports.

3. Why did the author quit his job at Young and Rubicum Advertising?
(a) He did not get along with his co-workers in the mail room.
(b) He lost interest in advertising.
(c) The job did not pay enough.
(d) The commute was too tiresome.

4. What does the author say about regulations in "Changing the Rules"?
(a) He says that following them is the key to his success.
(b) He says he usually disagrees with them but follows them anyway.
(c) He says they sometimes hinder and need to be broken or ignored.
(d) He says they keep things running smoothly all the time.

5. Why did the author nearly kill his friend, Bob, with a knife?
(a) The friend insulted his mother.
(b) They were arguing over radio stations.
(c) The friend copied his homework without his permission.
(d) The friend made fun of his clothes.

6. What did the author decide to do when he realized he could not control his temper?
(a) Pray.
(b) Talk to his mother.
(c) Pretend nothing happened.
(d) Get counseling.

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

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

9. What did the author, in "College Choices," score on his final chemistry exam?
(a) 97.
(b) 100.
(c) 48.
(d) 79.

10. How did Alma Whittley help the author?
(a) She gave him a crash course in study skills.
(b) She helped him get a job at Ford Motor Company.
(c) She gave him information about the biology program at Wayne State University.
(d) She helped him write an essay for his college application.

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

12. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Easter.

13. Where did the author turn when he believed he could not pass an exam?
(a) To his academic adviser.
(b) To God.
(c) To his mother.
(d) To the campus tutoring center.

14. What consequence did the author face if he failed a college class?
(a) He would be fined.
(b) He would be put on probation.
(c) He would be sent home.
(d) He could no longer be in the premed program.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does the author say has been an invaluable asset as a surgeon?

2. What influential adult in "ROTC Triumph" told the author to "always put first things first"?

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

4. What year does the author say he no longer waited for his father to come home from work?

5. Why did the author withdraw his applications to medical school programs at Johns Hopkins, Yale, Michigan State, and Wayne State?

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