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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. How did the author comfort himself about his capping on other students?
(a) He said he thought his father would approve.
(b) He said that everyone did it, and it was the only way to survive.
(c) He said he would only do it until he got some better clothes.
(d) He said it was not his fault there were ugly people at school.

2. Why was the author surprised when he read the exam problems in the booklet, in "College Choices"?
(a) He had no idea how to solve the problems.
(b) They were identical to the ones he saw in a dream.
(c) He thought the problems were much easier than he expected.
(d) The booklet included formulas that would help him solve the problems.

3. What year of college was the author in when he met Candy?
(a) Junior.
(b) Senior.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Sophomore.

4. What does the author say is the truth he learned much later about his father?
(a) That his father had another wife and other children.
(b) That his father had a history of substance abuse.
(c) That his father was abused as a child.
(d) That his father did not believe in God.

5. What did Candy's family think was strange about her new church in "A Serious Step"?
(a) It met on Saturday.
(b) It forbade the drinking of alcohol.
(c) It offered weekly Bible classes.
(d) It embraced classical music.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say he examined under the magnified lenses in Mr. Jaeck's class?

2. What did "The Top One Hundred" program help the author learn?

3. What subtle way did the author's mother encourage him in "ROTC Triumph"?

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

5. In "A Serious Step," what happened to cause the author's car to spin out of control near Youngstown, Ohio?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the author impressed in the ROTC by a student named Sharper?

2. What was the final event that led the author to break down and find determination to resolve his temper?

3. How does the author explain, in "College Choices" the miracle he experiences on a class exam?

4. How was the author's family life after his father left?

5. Describe the plan the author's mother devised to help him improve his grades.

6. What was the author's father like intellectually?

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

8. What factors led to the author being a poor student at Higgins Elementary School?

9. What lessons does the author learn from working at Ford Motor Company?

10. How did the author's mother respond to his announcement that he wanted to become a doctor?

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