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

2. Who did the author initially turn to for work, when he could not find a job in the summer of 1971?
(a) Mr. Randall.
(b) Mrs. Whittley.
(c) Mr. Seufert.
(d) Mr. Sandart.

3. What was the author offered, after he had dinner with Congressional Medal winners?
(a) A limo ride with General Westmoreland.
(b) A trip to the White House.
(c) A book about Vietnam.
(d) A scholarship to West Point.

4. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?
(a) A mill.
(b) A Cadillac plant.
(c) Paradise Theater.
(d) A funeral home.

5. How did Bobby Farmer impress the author during a history class?
(a) He said he planned to study agriculture in college.
(b) He had memorized all of the United States Presidents.
(c) He knew the dates of every war.
(d) He knew what flax was.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the author and his brother stay when his mother went away in Carrying the Load?

2. Who is Curtis?

3. In "Changing the Rules," the author says that _____ could get him in the door but _____ and quality of work were the real tests.

4. What did the author decide to do when he realized he could not control his temper?

5. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What role did the English teacher, Mrs. Miller, play in the author's life, in "ROTC Triumph"?

6. How does the author make his college choice in "College Choices"?

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

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

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

10. What significance did Mary Thomas have in the author's life?

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