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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does John characterize his relationship with his parents?
(a) They were overly concerned and oppressive.
(b) They were always together.
(c) They didn't know what he was doing.
(d) They were close.

2. How was John spending his time when he was sixteen?
(a) Working in a factory.
(b) Studying independently.
(c) Hanging around in bars.
(d) Hitchhiking around.

3. How long did John take to finish the year-long electronics course he was enrolled in?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) A semester.
(d) Two weeks.

4. Who took care of John and Chris when their mother was hospitalized?
(a) Their aunt.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their grandparents.
(d) Family friends and neighbors.

5. What prank did John play on his mother?
(a) He called the police when his mother left him and his brother alone in the park together.
(b) He left a park with a stranger, and reported himself missing.
(c) He got his brother to hide, and he told his mother that Chris had gone off with a stranger.
(d) He and his brother hid in the park and watched their mother get panic-stricken.

Short Answer Questions

1. What made people think that John was a prodigy?

2. What was the ultimate explanation for the vehicle in the woods?

3. What story did John have to recant?

4. What does John say became more difficult as her got older?

5. What did John buy when he sold his first Porsche?

(see the answer key)

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