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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 happened halfway through the author's fifth grade year?
2. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?
3. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?
4. What hymn does the author say dissolves his negativity?
5. What does the author's mother call him in "Goodbye Daddy"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the author's mother respond to his announcement that he wanted to become a doctor?
2. Describe how the author has managed his temper in the years since he tried to kill his friend, Bob.
3. How did the author's mother mask her mental problems?
4. What factors led to the author being a poor student at Higgins Elementary School?
5. Why did a photographer from the Yale Daily News take a picture of the author in "Changing the Rules"?
6. How does the author describe his mother in "Carrying the Load"?
7. What significance did Mary Thomas have in the author's life?
8. In "A Terrible Temper," what led the author to hit Jerry over the head with a lock?
9. How did being poor impact the author in "A Boy's Big Problem"?
10. How does the author explain, in "College Choices" the miracle he experiences on a class exam?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What responsibility does the author feel to the Black community? What responsibility does he feel to all humans? Why does he pass up an opportunity that would allow him to help more Black patients?
Essay Topic 2
Why does the author initially object to working in Australia? What type of experience does he imagine, based on his fears? How is his experience there different from what he originally anticipated?
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?
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