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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 does the author say was his one complaint about his mother?
(a) That she hid how bad things were during his childhood.
(b) That she had low self-esteem.
(c) That she let his father go.
(d) That she never remarried.

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

3. How did the author and his brother often travel to Wilson Junior High?
(a) They hopped trains.
(b) They hitchhiked.
(c) They rode bikes.
(d) They roller skated.

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

5. What influential adult in "ROTC Triumph" told the author to "always put first things first"?
(a) Mrs. Miller.
(b) Mr. McCotter.
(c) Sgt. Bandy.
(d) Mr. Doakes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the author offered, after he had dinner with Congressional Medal winners?

3. What does the author say he would do before he let his classmates know they hurt him?

4. In "A Terrible Temper," the author realized that if people could make him _____, they could ______.

5. Who introduced the author to Schubert's Eighth Symphony (Unfinished)?

(see the answer key)

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