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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3: Eight Years Old.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?
(a) Restaurant work.
(b) Secretarial work.
(c) Domestic work.
(d) Factory work.

2. Where did the author's family move, after his mother decided to rent their house?
(a) New York City.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Detroit.

3. What does Mother tell the author his father had done?
(a) Lost a bet.
(b) Gotten a new job.
(c) Gotten in a fight.
(d) Bad things.

4. How old was the author's mother when she married his father?
(a) 23.
(b) 30.
(c) 13.
(d) 28.

5. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?
(a) Pastor Ford.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Sonya.
(d) Mrs. Williamson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the author's family move back to Detroit?

2. What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons frequently focused on?

3. Who does the author say was the "earliest, strongest, and most impacting force" in his life?

4. What impression did the author have that his grades reinforced?

5. Who is Curtis?

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