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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. 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 most of the kids at school were rich.
(c) Because he did not have a father.
(d) Because his clothes were dirty.

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

3. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?
(a) Tenth grade.
(b) High school.
(c) Third grade.
(d) College.

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

5. Which of Candy's three college majors does the author say she eventually dropped?
(a) Psychology.
(b) English.
(c) Music.
(d) Premed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "ROTC Triumph," why does the author say he looked forward to Sunday nights?

2. How did the author and his brother often travel to Wilson Junior High?

3. 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?

4. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?

5. What does the author say in "Two Positives" was the worst part of school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe capping.

4. How did the author put an end to the capping, in "A Boy's Big Problem"?

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

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

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

8. What is the reason people say the author has "gifted hands"?

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

10. What are the reasons the author gives in "A Serious Step" for not being ready for love?

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