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

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

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

4. Is Miller's concern with the social problem of all boys who grow up without fathers?
(a) Only slightly, as he is more concerned about his life without a father.
(b) Yes, very much so.
(c) Sometimes he is and sometimes he is not.
(d) No, he is not concerned at all.

5. What does Miller state that the dragon reminds him of?
(a) A giant protector.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Power.
(d) A real father figure.

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, Miller remembers enjoying which activity most?

2. What does Miller do after completing high school?

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

4. Where does this church class meet?

5. Why is Miller particularly upset with older men?

(see the answer key)

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