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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. At the start of "Goodbye, Daddy," who told the author that his father was moving out of the family home?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mom.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His dad.

2. What does the author say is the truth he learned much later about his father?
(a) That his father was abused as a child.
(b) That his father had another wife and other children.
(c) That his father had a history of substance abuse.
(d) That his father did not believe in God.

3. Why was the author surprised when he read the exam problems in the booklet, in "College Choices"?
(a) He had no idea how to solve the problems.
(b) They were identical to the ones he saw in a dream.
(c) The booklet included formulas that would help him solve the problems.
(d) He thought the problems were much easier than he expected.

4. What affiliation did the author and his wife have that opened doors for them in Australia?
(a) They lived in Michigan.
(b) They were Black Americans.
(c) They belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
(d) They were Yale alumni.

5. What did the author begin to do, in tenth grade, instead of coming home after school?
(a) Tutor his friends.
(b) Shoplift clothes at the local department store.
(c) Work at a gas station.
(d) Play basketball.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author hurt a classmate who made him mad in "A Terrible Temper"?

2. What hymn does the author say dissolves his negativity?

3. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?

4. What college group was Candy involved in that amazed the author?

5. What gift does the author say has been an invaluable asset as a surgeon?

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