Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?
2. What influential adult in "ROTC Triumph" told the author to "always put first things first"?
3. How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?
4. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?
5. At the start of "Goodbye, Daddy," who told the author that his father was moving out of the family home?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe capping.
2. Describe the author's relationship with his father, prior to his leaving the family.
3. Describe how the author has managed his temper in the years since he tried to kill his friend, Bob.
4. Describe the plan the author's mother devised to help him improve his grades.
5. How did the author's mother respond to his announcement that he wanted to become a doctor?
6. How was the author's family life after his father left?
7. In "Two Positives," why did the author say he stopped hopping trains?
8. How did Mr. Jaeck nurture the author's gift for science?
9. How was the author's new neighborhood in "Eight Years Old" different from his old one?
10. How did the author put an end to the capping, in "A Boy's Big Problem"?
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 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 3
Reflect on the author's "Think Big" acrostic answer to success. Is it a realistic approach to success? Why or why not? How might schools, communities, or cultures be different if everyone followed each idea?
|
This section contains 900 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
