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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: A Girl Named Maranda.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Changing the Rules," the author says that _____ could get him in the door but _____ and quality of work were the real tests.
(a) Studying/Dreaming.
(b) Money/Sacrifice.
(c) Influence/Productivity.
(d) Good grades/Personality.

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

3. What method in "Two Positives" does the author say his family used to protect each other?
(a) Love.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Silence.
(d) Defensiveness.

4. What college did the author decide to attend?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) University of Michigan.
(d) Stanford.

5. At times, the author says, his mother's refusal to settle for less came across as _____, _____, even _____ to him.
(a) Tenacious/Obnoxious/Ambitious.
(b) Nagging/Demanding/Heartless.
(c) Devotion/Inspiration/Selfless.
(d) Motherly/Grandmotherly/Fatherly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job did the author recommend Candy try out for at his church in "A Serious Step"?

2. Who was Alma Whittley?

3. What does the author say about regulations in "Changing the Rules"?

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

5. What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?

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