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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. How did Franklin describe John Collins, a boy he befriended?
2. Franklin hated his father's trade and dreamed of doing what instead?
3. His former co-worker's father did not pay for the business as he had promised, so what did he and Franklin agree to?
4. In his autobiography, what point did Franklin devote the most pages to?
5. Franklin made a final note about his not going to public church services as perhaps "blamable" but that he made no excuse as his purpose was to do what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where was Franklin among the children his father, Josiah, had?
2. How did Franklin find Keimer had fared during his 18-month absence in London?
3. What were the advantages of Franklin being a member of JUNTO?
4. How did Franklin find his first job?
5. What was Franklin's response to Keimer's newspaper?
6. How did Franklin nearly come to stay in London just before his departure for America?
7. What happened in the way of employment for Franklin when Mr. Denham died suddenly?
8. What did Franklin interject regarding religion at this point?
9. What observation did Franklin make of those in public affairs?
10. What did Franklin confess he would have done regarding the details of his story but lacked the talent to accomplish?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What topic did Franklin devote more of his attention toward than any other in his work? Other than being a topic of significant interest to him, why did he focus so long on this aspect?
Essay Topic 2
What were the various steps that Franklin took to aid his nephew upon the death of James Franklin, the youth's father and Benjamin's brother? What were the reasons he noted that motivated him to do this?
Essay Topic 3
What course did Franklin pursue to initially get and remain published when still a teenager? How did his writing progress under his first publisher?
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