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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. What tasks must elephants accomplish when they reach puberty?
(a) They must mate and have baby elephants.
(b) They must grow new tusks.
(c) They must learn to hunt and feed themselves.
(d) They must leave their mother, go into the wild, and seek a male mentor.

2. Miller's stories in Chapter 1 seem to highlight what emotions from his childhood?
(a) Happiness and joy.
(b) Anger and frustration.
(c) Loneliness and singleness.
(d) Friendship and loyalty.

3. This prologue is does which of the following?
(a) Acknowledges all the contributors to the book.
(b) Piques the readers interest in the topic.
(c) Gives a concise history of the author's life.
(d) Presents a summary of the book.

4. 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 to hunt and feed a family.
(c) To teach the young elephant how to select a mate.
(d) To teach the young elephant how to bathe himself.

5. What happens to elephant's behavior when they reach puberty?
(a) They become docile.
(b) They become extremely intelligent.
(c) They become increasingly violent.
(d) They become very sexually aggressive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Writing this book appears to have been what type of experience for the author?

2. How, specifically, does Mr. Gentiles help Miller?

3. In Chapter 1, Miller discusses several attempts to find a father figure during what part of his life?

4. True of False: only men who grew up without fathers and boys who are being without fathers will benefit from reading this book.

5. Miller writes specifically to appeal to what type of humor?

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