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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?
(a) His mom never sent him with enough money.
(b) He had to use food stamps and feared a friend might see him.
(c) He says the people at the store treated him rudely.
(d) It took away from his study time.

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

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

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

5. Who took the author's family in once they arrived in a new city?
(a) His father.
(b) Some friends of the family.
(c) His aunt and uncle.
(d) His grandparents.

6. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?
(a) The principal who wrongfully accused him of cheating.
(b) The teasing and taunting from other kids.
(c) The judgment from his mother.
(d) The teacher who belittled him.

7. 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 therapist.
(b) Food stamps.
(c) A husband.
(d) A second job.

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

9. What impression did the author have that his grades reinforced?
(a) That his teacher did not like him.
(b) That he was meant to be at a private school.
(c) That the schools in Detroit were not as good as the ones in Boston.
(d) That Black kids are not as smart as White kids.

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

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

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

13. Why did the author withdraw his applications to medical school programs at Johns Hopkins, Yale, Michigan State, and Wayne State?
(a) He was accepted to the University of Michigan.
(b) He realized he applied to too many programs.
(c) He received a fellowship to study abroad.
(d) He decided to take a year off to get married.

14. What year does the author say he no longer waited for his father to come home from work?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1974.

15. Who does the author credit for helping him control his temper throughout his life?
(a) God.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Mary Thomas.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the author offered, after he had dinner with Congressional Medal winners?

2. What damage did the author do with a rock in "A Terrible Temper"?

3. What college group was Candy involved in that amazed the author?

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

5. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?

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