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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) He thought the problems were much easier than he expected.
(c) They were identical to the ones he saw in a dream.
(d) The booklet included formulas that would help him solve the problems.

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

3. What was the author offered, after he had dinner with Congressional Medal winners?
(a) A limo ride with General Westmoreland.
(b) A scholarship to West Point.
(c) A book about Vietnam.
(d) A trip to the White House.

4. In "A Serious Step," who helped the author get a summer job at Sennet Steel?
(a) A classmate
(b) A stranger.
(c) Candy.
(d) His mother.

5. Where did the author's mother go when she said she was staying with relatives?
(a) To visit her ex-husband.
(b) To gamble.
(c) To pursue a singing career.
(d) A mental institution.

6. What object of the author's did a ninth grader in "A Boy's Big Problem" say had been through four world wars?
(a) His pencil.
(b) His shoes.
(c) His backpack.
(d) His shirt.

7. What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis in, in Carrying the Load?
(a) Sports.
(b) Technology.
(c) College prep.
(d) Vocational.

8. What did the Yale admissions office pay for the author and Candy to do before Thanksgiving 1972?
(a) Recruit in Detroit area high schools.
(b) Buy a house.
(c) Start a religious club on campus.
(d) Register in a marathon.

9. What impression did the author have that his grades reinforced?
(a) That Black kids are not as smart as White kids.
(b) That he was meant to be at a private school.
(c) That his teacher did not like him.
(d) That the schools in Detroit were not as good as the ones in Boston.

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

11. Who introduced the author to Schubert's Eighth Symphony (Unfinished)?
(a) Sharper.
(b) Curtis.
(c) Sgt. Hunt.
(d) Mrs. Miller.

12. How often did the author wear an ROTC uniform at school?
(a) Every Friday.
(b) Three days a week.
(c) Two days a week.
(d) Every day.

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

14. In "College Choices," how long did the author spend studying for his exam?
(a) All night.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Eight hours.

15. Where did the mother expect her sons to go each week, instead of watching television?
(a) To an afterschool program.
(b) To church.
(c) To do volunteer work at a nursing home.
(d) To the library.

Short Answer 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.

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

3. How did the author and his brother often travel to Wilson Junior High?

4. What other role did the author's father serve in, that he recalls observing only once?

5. Why did the author quit his job at Young and Rubicum Advertising?

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