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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 year does the author say he no longer waited for his father to come home from work?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1959.

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

3. What does the author say about regulations in "Changing the Rules"?
(a) He says he usually disagrees with them but follows them anyway.
(b) He says that following them is the key to his success.
(c) He says they keep things running smoothly all the time.
(d) He says they sometimes hinder and need to be broken or ignored.

4. What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?
(a) Factory work.
(b) Restaurant work.
(c) Secretarial work.
(d) Domestic work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mother tell the author his father had done?

2. What damage did the author do with a rock in "A Terrible Temper"?

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

4. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?

5. What did the psychology professor give the author for being the most honest student in the class?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did the author get the crew he supervises to be more productive, in "Changing the Rules"?

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

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

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

7. Why didn't the author get the job he was promised in the summer of 1971?

8. Describe how the author has managed his temper in the years since he tried to kill his friend, Bob.

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

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

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