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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Our Problem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Miller asks for what from the reader?
(a) Commitment.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Open mindedness.
(d) Patience.

2. Miller also remembers watching a documentary on what animal?
(a) Endangered animals.
(b) Exotic pets.
(c) Orphaned elephants.
(d) Beached whales.

3. What is the responsibility of the adult male elephant in a young elephant's life?
(a) To show the young elephant what it means to be a male elephant.
(b) To teach the young elephant how to bathe himself.
(c) To teach the young elephant to hunt and feed a family.
(d) To teach the young elephant how to select a mate.

4. Who does Miller remember as one of his first successful-father-figure role models in his life?
(a) David Gentiles.
(b) John MacMurray.
(c) Bill Cosby on television.
(d) Mr. Kilpin.

5. What group of people does Miller suggest are similar to orphaned elephants?
(a) Male prisoners who grow up without a father.
(b) All prisoners in in the United States.
(c) Children from single-parent families.
(d) Foster children in the child welfare system.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Miller's Pinewood Derby Car not make it in the derby race?

2. The author uses the prologue to do which of the following?

3. Miller's stories in Chapter 1 seem to highlight what emotions from his childhood?

4. What happens to elephant's behavior when they reach puberty?

5. What does Miller state that the dragon reminds him of?

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