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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. How do these stories from Miller's childhood help the reader understand Miller, the author?
(a) They offer understanding of his relationship with his mother.
(b) They explain his sad childhood.
(c) They explain his writing style.
(d) They validate Miller's authority on the subject of fatherless childhood.

2. Why does Miller's Pinewood Derby Car not make it in the derby race?
(a) He does not have the supplies to build a derby car.
(b) He built a derby car but it breaks.
(c) Miller and the other boys' fathers ignore each other.
(d) He built a derby car, but is too embarassed to enter it in the race.

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

4. According to the author, what percentage of male prisoners grew up without a father?
(a) 75%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 85%.
(d) 95%.

5. What does the landlord's son, who attempts to fill in as a father figure on a camping trip, forget?
(a) The tent.
(b) Miller's first name.
(c) To show up.
(d) How to light a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miller asks for what from the reader?

2. As a teenager, one of Miller's most successful and key relationships with a male father figure was with whom?

3. Miller's mother attempts to find father figures for her son by involving him in which community organization?

4. Who is Miller's intended audience?

5. Chapter 1 emphasizes what difficulties for boys who grow up without fathers?

(see the answer key)

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