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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16: Little Beth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say about regulations in "Changing the Rules"?
(a) He says he usually disagrees with them but follows them anyway.
(b) He says they keep things running smoothly all the time.
(c) He says they sometimes hinder and need to be broken or ignored.
(d) He says that following them is the key to his success.

2. In "Coming Into My Own," whose voice did the author hear when he encountered prejudice?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.'s.
(b) Dr. Long's.
(c) His mother's.
(d) His father's.

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

4. When does the author say he worked at Wayne State University in one of the biology laboratories?
(a) The summer between his junior and senior year of high school.
(b) The summer after his freshman year at Yale.
(c) During spring break of his sophomore year at Yale.
(d) The year after he graduated from college.

5. Why did the author quit his job at Young and Rubicum Advertising?
(a) He did not get along with his co-workers in the mail room.
(b) The commute was too tiresome.
(c) The job did not pay enough.
(d) He lost interest in advertising.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says he was hooked the first few times he looked down upon what?

2. What did the author and Dr. Udvarhelyi end up talking about extensively in the interview for Johns Hopkins?

3. What did the author promise God after he took his exam, in "College Choices"?

4. What does the author say interns called their white uniforms in "Coming Into My Own"?

5. What subtle way did the author's mother encourage him in "ROTC Triumph"?

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