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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the reason the author and his classmates were given for having to retake a test for the psychology class, Perceptions 101?
(a) The tests were inadvertently burned.
(b) No one passed the first test.
(c) The tests were lost.
(d) There was too much talking during the first test.

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

3. What year of college was the author in when he met Candy?
(a) Sophomore.
(b) Junior.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Senior.

4. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

5. 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.

6. In what year did the author's family move back to Detroit?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1951.

7. 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 shoes.
(b) His shirt.
(c) His backpack.
(d) His pencil.

8. In "College Choices," what was the class that the author fell behind in the most?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Algebra.
(c) English.
(d) History.

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

10. What did the author receive for making the fifth-hour class the best unit in the school?
(a) He received a certificate.
(b) He received a trophy.
(c) He was promoted to second lieutenant.
(d) He was given permission to leave school early.

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

12. Who tells a story in "Eight Years Old" that led the author to his first religious experience?
(a) Sonya.
(b) Pastor Ford.
(c) Mrs. Williamson.
(d) Curtis.

13. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?
(a) A funeral home.
(b) Paradise Theater.
(c) A mill.
(d) A Cadillac plant.

14. Who, in "ROTC Triumph," influenced the author to join ROTC?
(a) Her mother.
(b) His teacher.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does the author say he no longer waited for his father to come home from work?

2. How old was the author's mother when she married his father?

3. Where did the author's family move, after his mother decided to rent their house?

4. What does the author say he examined under the magnified lenses in Mr. Jaeck's class?

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

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