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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Food stamps.
(c) A second job.
(d) A therapist.

3. What college did the author decide to attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Stanford.
(d) University of Michigan.

4. At 13, the author changed his goal of becoming a general practitioner to a what?
(a) Oncologist.
(b) Psychiatrist.
(c) Dentist.
(d) Urologist.

5. Why does the author say he felt the stigma of being poor more acutely?
(a) Because he did not have a father.
(b) Because his house was in need of repair.
(c) Because most of the kids at school were rich.
(d) Because his clothes were dirty.

6. In "A Terrible Temper," what does the author say had become a daily habit?
(a) Playing clarinet.
(b) Punching a pillow.
(c) Reading the Bible.
(d) Working out.

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

8. What did the author's mother buy for him that he rejected, saying they were the "wrong kind"?
(a) Art supplies.
(b) Pretzels.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Pants.

9. In "ROTC Triumph," why does the author say he looked forward to Sunday nights?
(a) To put in long hours at the science lab.
(b) To watch a quiz show on television.
(c) To visit the Detroit Institute of Arts.
(d) To study for the SAT.

10. In "College Choices," how long did the author spend studying for his exam?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) All night.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Eight hours.

11. Why did the author become interested in Johns Hopkins University Hospital at the age of 10?
(a) His mom suggested that he practice medicine there.
(b) `Someone from the hospital visited his school.
(c) Every television or newspaper medical story seemed to feature someone there.
(d) That was where he got his tonsils taken out.

12. The author graduates _____ in his senior high school class.
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) First.

13. What damage did the author do with a rock in "A Terrible Temper"?
(a) He smashed a window of a business in town.
(b) He hit his mother with it.
(c) He broke a neighborhood kid's glasses and smashed his nose.
(d) He broke his brother's model airplane.

14. 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.

15. What does the author say is the truth he learned much later about his father?
(a) That his father had another wife and other children.
(b) That his father was abused as a child.
(c) That his father had a history of substance abuse.
(d) That his father did not believe in God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?

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

3. What method in "Two Positives" does the author say his family used to protect each other?

4. Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives?

5. Who does the author credit for helping him control his temper throughout his life?

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