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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In "A Terrible Temper," the author says once he reached the _____, he lost all _____.
(a) Boiling point/Rational control.
(b) Principal's office/Anger.
(c) Top of the class/Motivation.
(d) Popular kids/Respect.

3. What did the Yale admissions office pay for the author and Candy to do before Thanksgiving 1972?
(a) Register in a marathon.
(b) Recruit in Detroit area high schools.
(c) Buy a house.
(d) Start a religious club on campus.

4. What does Mother tell the author his father had done?
(a) Gotten a new job.
(b) Gotten in a fight.
(c) Bad things.
(d) Lost a bet.

5. What gift does the author say has been an invaluable asset as a surgeon?
(a) His ability to attract friends.
(b) His ability to see in three dimensions.
(c) His aptitude for math.
(d) His physical coordination.

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

7. What person does the author say came, when his mother "needed someone to care"?
(a) Bobby Farmer.
(b) His father.
(c) Curtis.
(d) Mary Thomas.

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

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

10. What does the author say he would do before he let his classmates know they hurt him?
(a) Stand outside in the cold.
(b) Die.
(c) Cry.
(d) Study.

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

12. What group at Wilson Junior High asked the author how to solve problems?
(a) The administrators.
(b) The students in higher grades.
(c) The math and science teachers.
(d) The kids who once teased him.

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

14. Who does the author say was the "earliest, strongest, and most impacting force" in his life?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His third grade teacher.

15. Where did the mother expect her sons to go each week, instead of watching television?
(a) To church.
(b) To do volunteer work at a nursing home.
(c) To an afterschool program.
(d) To the library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the author's family move, after his mother decided to rent their house?

3. What grade did the author receive in math that gave him hope?

4. Where did the author and his brother stay when his mother went away in Carrying the Load?

5. How does the author say Curtis' grades changed in the last year?

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