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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 old was the author's mother when she married his father?
(a) 30.
(b) 23.
(c) 13.
(d) 28.

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

3. What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?
(a) College prep.
(b) Technology.
(c) Vocational.
(d) Sports.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author credit for helping him control his temper throughout his life?

2. What happened halfway through the author's fifth grade year?

3. Where did the author's family move, after his mother decided to rent their house?

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

5. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the author's mother protect him and his brother?

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

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

5. In "A Terrible Temper," what led the author to hit Jerry over the head with a lock?

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

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

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

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

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

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