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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What hymn does the author say dissolves his negativity?
(a) "Amazing Grace."
(b) "Nearer My God to Thee."
(c) "Jesus Is All the World to Me."
(d) "Just As I Am."

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

3. Why did the author change schools in the middle of eighth grade?
(a) He got expelled from his old school.
(b) He moved back to his old house.
(c) He moved back to Boston.
(d) He transferred to a school for gifted children.

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

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

6. How old was the author's mother when she married his father?
(a) 23.
(b) 28.
(c) 30.
(d) 13.

7. 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) A string of verses about angry people.
(d) The language of the Bible made him even more angry.

8. 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 made fun of his clothes.
(d) The friend copied his homework without his permission.

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

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

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

12. Who introduced the author to Schubert's Eighth Symphony (Unfinished)?
(a) Mrs. Miller.
(b) Sharper.
(c) Curtis.
(d) Sgt. Hunt.

13. What influential adult in "ROTC Triumph" told the author to "always put first things first"?
(a) Mr. McCotter.
(b) Sgt. Bandy.
(c) Mrs. Miller.
(d) Mr. Doakes.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "College Choices," how long did the author spend studying for his exam?

2. What does the author say about regulations in "Changing the Rules"?

3. In "College Choices," why did the author only apply to one college?

4. What frightened the author at the start of "Eight Years Old" that he says are bigger than cats?

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

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