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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. In "ROTC Triumph," why does the author say he looked forward to Sunday nights?

2. Who was Alma Whittley?

3. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?

4. What was Candy Rustin's real name in "A Serious Step"?

5. What did the author's mother buy for him that he rejected, saying they were the "wrong kind"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author explain, in "College Choices" the miracle he experiences on a class exam?

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

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

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

7. Describe the plan the author's mother devised to help him improve his grades.

8. How does the author take on the challenge of being student-sergeant for a rambunctious unit?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author change when he transfers to a predominately Black school in the eighth grade? How are his peers similar to his old classmates at Wilson Junior High? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

What conflict might the author face as he grows in popularity and can no longer meet each demand? How does he turn away patients? How might he reject speaking engagements he has been invited to?

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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