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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 does the author say was an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?
(a) Capping.
(b) Eating lunch.
(c) Gym class.
(d) Learning about General Custer.

2. Who does the author credit for helping him control his temper throughout his life?
(a) His mother.
(b) Mary Thomas.
(c) God.
(d) Curtis.

3. What does the author's mother call him in "Goodbye Daddy"?
(a) Ben.
(b) Bennie.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Benjie.

4. What frightened the author at the start of "Eight Years Old" that he says are bigger than cats?
(a) Weeds.
(b) Rats.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Roaches.

5. The author told his mother that _____ are supposed to _____.
(a) Mothers/Obey their husbands.
(b) Mothers and fathers/Stay together.
(c) Fathers/Do as they please.
(d) Boys/Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Candy's family think was strange about her new church in "A Serious Step"?

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

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

4. What year of college was the author in when he met Candy?

5. What consequence did the author face if he failed a college class?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the author take on the challenge of being student-sergeant for a rambunctious unit?

3. How does the author describe his mother's way with finances?

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

5. Describe the author's relationship with his father, prior to his leaving the family.

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

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

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

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

10. In "Two Positives," why did the author say he stopped hopping trains?

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