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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: Changing the Rules.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subtle way did the author's mother encourage him in "ROTC Triumph"?
(a) She quoted poems and famous sayings to him.
(b) She left hints around the house about what college she wanted him to attend.
(c) She lectured him.
(d) She read to him from the Bible.

2. In "A Terrible Temper," the author says once he reached the _____, he lost all _____.
(a) Popular kids/Respect.
(b) Top of the class/Motivation.
(c) Principal's office/Anger.
(d) Boiling point/Rational control.

3. What did "The Top One Hundred" program help the author learn?
(a) Italian.
(b) Classical music.
(c) Leadership skills.
(d) Science facts.

4. What did the author, in "College Choices," score on his final chemistry exam?
(a) 79.
(b) 100.
(c) 48.
(d) 97.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At 13, the author changed his goal of becoming a general practitioner to a what?

2. The author graduates _____ in his senior high school class.

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

4. What does the author say his mother brought a sense of to the family?

5. In "A Boy's Big Problem," why does the author say he hated to buy bread or milk at the store?

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