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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author decide to do when he realized he could not control his temper?
(a) Get counseling.
(b) Talk to his mother.
(c) Pretend nothing happened.
(d) Pray.

2. Why did the author and his brother give up football in "Two Positives"?
(a) Their mother made them quit the team.
(b) They were threatened by a group of men after practice.
(c) They thought the coach was too hard on them.
(d) They decided to join the math team instead.

3. What was Candy Rustin's real name in "A Serious Step"?
(a) Carlie.
(b) Lacena.
(c) Lacey.
(d) Cena.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told the author he should "dress the way you want to be"?

2. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?

3. What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?

4. In "A Terrible Temper," the author realized that if people could make him _____, they could ______.

5. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in "A Terrible Temper," when the author's mother brought him a new pair of pants?

2. How was the author's new neighborhood in "Eight Years Old" different from his old one?

3. How did the author's mother mask her mental problems?

4. What did the author's mother teach her sons that she learned at work?

5. How did the author respond to the news that his father was leaving the family?

6. Why did a photographer from the Yale Daily News take a picture of the author in "Changing the Rules"?

7. How does the author describe his mother in "Carrying the Load"?

8. Why did the author initially fall behind in his college studies?

9. How does the author learn about the arts in "ROTC Triumph"?

10. Why did the author believe he was going to die in "A Serious Step"?

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