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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. What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?
2. What other role did the author's father serve in, that he recalls observing only once?
3. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?
4. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?
5. What rule did the author's mother set for his television watching?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the reasons the author gives in "A Serious Step" for not being ready for love?
2. What factors led to the author being a poor student at Higgins Elementary School?
3. Why did the author believe he was going to die in "A Serious Step"?
4. In "A Terrible Temper," what led the author to hit Jerry over the head with a lock?
5. How was the author's new neighborhood in "Eight Years Old" different from his old one?
6. Why did a photographer from the Yale Daily News take a picture of the author in "Changing the Rules"?
7. What lessons does the author learn from working at Ford Motor Company?
8. Why didn't the author get the job he was promised in the summer of 1971?
9. Why was the author impressed in the ROTC by a student named Sharper?
10. In "Two Positives," why did the author say he stopped hopping trains?
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
Why does the author strive to be the best, yet shy away from attention and praise? What is the author's motivation for excellence? What does the author personally gain from being a surgeon?
Essay Topic 3
What is the author's greatest accomplishment? How does this accomplishment make a difference? What might be different if the author did not achieve this?
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