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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. What damage did the author do with a rock in "A Terrible Temper"?
(a) He broke a neighborhood kid's glasses and smashed his nose.
(b) He smashed a window of a business in town.
(c) He hit his mother with it.
(d) He broke his brother's model airplane.

2. How did Bobby Farmer impress the author during a history class?
(a) He said he planned to study agriculture in college.
(b) He knew the dates of every war.
(c) He knew what flax was.
(d) He had memorized all of the United States Presidents.

3. What happened halfway through the author's fifth grade year?
(a) He won a science competition.
(b) He got an eye examination at school.
(c) He went to Disneyland.
(d) He met the President.

4. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?
(a) Moses.
(b) Missionary doctors.
(c) Bad parents.
(d) Politicians.

5. The author's mother told him if he could _____, he could learn just about anything he wanted to know.
(a) Do math.
(b) Cook.
(c) Read.
(d) Follow directions.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Terrible Temper," what does the author say had become a daily habit?

2. What did the author decide to do when he realized he could not control his temper?

3. Why did the author change schools in the middle of eighth grade?

4. In "Eight Years Old," what made the author feel worse than being at the bottom of his class at Higgins Elementary School?

5. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?

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