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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. Where did the mother expect her sons to go each week, instead of watching television?
(a) To the library.
(b) To do volunteer work at a nursing home.
(c) To an afterschool program.
(d) To church.

2. In "College Choices," what was the class that the author fell behind in the most?
(a) English.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Algebra.
(d) History.

3. What does Mother tell the author his father had done?
(a) Gotten in a fight.
(b) Bad things.
(c) Lost a bet.
(d) Gotten a new job.

4. What did Candy's family think was strange about her new church in "A Serious Step"?
(a) It offered weekly Bible classes.
(b) It embraced classical music.
(c) It met on Saturday.
(d) It forbade the drinking of alcohol.

5. In "College Choices," why did the author want to be alone after his "miracle" exam?
(a) To pray.
(b) To review his study notes.
(c) To call his mother.
(d) To figure out what happened.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?

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

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

4. Why did the author withdraw his applications to medical school programs at Johns Hopkins, Yale, Michigan State, and Wayne State?

5. At 13, the author changed his goal of becoming a general practitioner to a what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the author learn about the arts in "ROTC Triumph"?

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

6. What experience at college helped the author wash away some of his cockiness?

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

8. How did Mr. Jaeck nurture the author's gift for science?

9. How did being poor impact the author in "A Boy's Big Problem"?

10. What study strategy did the author develop in his second year of medical school to help him learn the material?

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