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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6, 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the author choose to sleep due to his fears about Southbury Training School, in Chapter 4?
(a) Outside.
(b) In a closet.
(c) The car.
(d) Under the car.

2. What did the author and Tobey compete in, in Chapter 6?
(a) A race.
(b) Ring Toss.
(c) Home run derby.
(d) A hot dog eating contest.

3. 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 clean the desks every Tuesday.
(d) He had to keep score for recess the entire year.

4. How old was Alison when the family left New York?
(a) 17 years old.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 16 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

5. What does the author mention his life was often interrupted by, in the prologue?
(a) Visits from his family.
(b) Drunken visits to New York.
(c) Drunken visits to London.
(d) His mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the prize for the competition the author and Tobey competed in?

2. How did the author's father die?

3. What other memory does the author also narrate at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

5. Where was the Southbury Training School?

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