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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author go the day he parted with his friend in Chapter 3?
(a) His paternal grandmother's.
(b) His dad's.
(c) His maternal grandmother's.
(d) His sister, Alison's.

2. What was the atmosphere like at the experimental boarding school, according to the author?
(a) Playful and artsy.
(b) One with academic and personal feedom.
(c) Strict and stern.
(d) Rigid.

3. According to the end of Chapter 1, what is significant about anarchy?
(a) It has control.
(b) It is defined and refuted.
(c) Nothing.
(d) The author presents a paradoxical view of it.

4. What was Ligget's punishment?
(a) 40 boys were allowed to punch him.
(b) 40 boys were allowed to kick him.
(c) He had to keep score for recess the entire year.
(d) He had to clean the desks every Tuesday.

5. According to Chapter 1, what does a first person biography offer?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Historical insight.
(c) A broader scope over its personal context.
(d) A personal opinion about life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Chapters 2 and 3 examples of in relation to most autobiographies?

2. What was the name of the experimental boarding school the author attended in Chapter 1?

3. What are the contents of Chapters 4 and 5 examples of?

4. What did the author's fear drive him to do?

5. In Chapter 3, who said "I feel like I've been on this trip all my life"?

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