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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: ROTC Triumph.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?
(a) Choosing a career.
(b) Thinking about college.
(c) Clothes.
(d) Dating.

2. Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives?
(a) To gamble.
(b) To visit her ex-husband.
(c) A mental institution.
(d) To pursue a singing career.

3. How did the author comfort himself about his capping on other students?
(a) He said he would only do it until he got some better clothes.
(b) He said he thought his father would approve.
(c) He said it was not his fault there were ugly people at school.
(d) He said that everyone did it, and it was the only way to survive.

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

5. What rule did the author's mother set for his television watching?
(a) He could watch television when he finished his homework.
(b) He could only watch television on Saturdays.
(c) He could watch three programs a week.
(d) He was no longer allowed to watch television.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of "Goodbye, Daddy," who told the author that his father was moving out of the family home?

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

3. What does the author say in "Two Positives" was the worst part of school?

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

5. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?

(see the answer key)

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