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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6: A Terrible Temper.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the author's family move back to Detroit?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1965.

2. Why did the author and his brother give up football in "Two Positives"?
(a) They decided to join the math team instead.
(b) They thought the coach was too hard on them.
(c) Their mother made them quit the team.
(d) They were threatened by a group of men after practice.

3. Who told the author he should "dress the way you want to be"?
(a) His teacher.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Curtis.

4. What did the author decide to do when he realized he could not control his temper?
(a) Get counseling.
(b) Talk to his mother.
(c) Pray.
(d) Pretend nothing happened.

5. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?
(a) His shirt.
(b) His pencil.
(c) His backpack.
(d) His shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say was an embarrassing and painful experience at Hunter Junior High?

2. What method in "Two Positives" does the author say his family used to protect each other?

3. What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?

4. What grade did the author receive in math that gave him hope?

5. How does the author say Curtis' grades changed in the last year?

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