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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 promise God after he took his exam, in "College Choices"?
(a) To go to church that weekend.
(b) To never put Him in that position again.
(c) To study longer for the next exam.
(d) To do something special for his mother.

2. Who did the author initially turn to for work, when he could not find a job in the summer of 1971?
(a) Mr. Sandart.
(b) Mr. Seufert.
(c) Mrs. Whittley.
(d) Mr. Randall.

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

4. What does the author say his mother brought a sense of to the family?
(a) Humor.
(b) Love.
(c) Security.
(d) Peace.

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

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

7. Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives?
(a) To gamble.
(b) A mental institution.
(c) To pursue a singing career.
(d) To visit her ex-husband.

8. What did the author discover when he began to read Proverbs?
(a) A chapter about a doctor who was a great healer.
(b) He did not understand the Bible.
(c) The language of the Bible made him even more angry.
(d) A string of verses about angry people.

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

10. What "wonderful summer job" did the author take after his first year at Yale?
(a) Supervisor with a highway crew.
(b) Volunteer at a hospital.
(c) Camp counselor.
(d) Lab technician at Wayne State University.

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

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

13. 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) He had no idea how to solve the problems.
(c) They were identical to the ones he saw in a dream.
(d) The booklet included formulas that would help him solve the problems.

14. Who was Alma Whittley?
(a) The author's chemistry professor.
(b) A supervisor at Wayne State University.
(c) The author's cousin.
(d) A counselor at the author's high school.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At 13, the author changed his goal of becoming a general practitioner to a what?

2. What does Mother tell the author his father had done?

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

5. What other role did the author's father serve in, that he recalls observing only once?

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