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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, The Mentor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why does Miller join a church in Boring, Oregon?
(a) He is very spiritual man.
(b) He is lonely.
(c) He is invited to attend.
(d) He is bored with life.

3. What is another place where Miller and his mother attempt to find father figures for him?
(a) The community center.
(b) His school.
(c) At church.
(d) The police station.

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

5. Miller writes about what part of his life in this book?
(a) His search to understand his life as a boy without a father.
(b) His adolescent years only.
(c) His childhood experiences only.
(d) His adult years only.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tasks must elephants accomplish when they reach puberty?

2. The message of this book is presented by the author with a strong bias for which he does not do what?

3. Where is Miller offered a home when living in Boring, Oregon?

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

5. Who does Miller remember as one of his first successful-father-figure role models in his life?

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