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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why did the author and his brother give up football in "Two Positives"?
2. In "A Terrible Temper," what does the author say had become a daily habit?
3. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?
4. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?
5. What did "The Top One Hundred" program help the author learn?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the author get the crew he supervises to be more productive, in "Changing the Rules"?
2. What is the reason people say the author has "gifted hands"?
3. How did the author put an end to the capping, in "A Boy's Big Problem"?
4. What did the author's mother teach her sons that she learned at work?
5. In "A Terrible Temper," what led the author to hit Jerry over the head with a lock?
6. How was the author's new neighborhood in "Eight Years Old" different from his old one?
7. What experience at college helped the author wash away some of his cockiness?
8. What study strategy did the author develop in his second year of medical school to help him learn the material?
9. Describe how the author has managed his temper in the years since he tried to kill his friend, Bob.
10. How did the author's mother protect him and his brother?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Is the author successful because of his hard work or his faith? Compare the author's beliefs about his success to a personal analysis.
Essay Topic 2
Is it better to allow someone to die naturally or to proceed with a risky surgery that may or may not save them? Compare personal beliefs to the author's.
Essay Topic 3
How is the author able to build strong, supportive relationships in his life? How does he support others? Why are some of the people who are close to him unsupportive? How does the author react to unsupportive people?
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