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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 hymn does the author say dissolves his negativity?

2. Who was Alma Whittley?

3. What did Aubrey Tompkins suggest when Candy's audition at the church did not work out?

4. What "wonderful summer job" did the author take after his first year at Yale?

5. What other role did the author's father serve in, that he recalls observing only once?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What significance did Mary Thomas have in the author's life?

7. Why did the author believe he was going to die in "A Serious Step"?

8. How did the author's mother mask her mental problems?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does growing up without a father impact the author? What father figures does he rely on throughout his life? How does his experience without a father impact his ability to be a good parent?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the author believe he has "gifted hands"? How does he receive this gift? What does he do with the gift?

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