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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the author initially turn to for work, when he could not find a job in the summer of 1971?
(a) Mr. Seufert.
(b) Mr. Randall.
(c) Mrs. Whittley.
(d) Mr. Sandart.

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

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

4. How old was the author when he learned that his father was leaving?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

5. What group at Wilson Junior High asked the author how to solve problems?
(a) The students in higher grades.
(b) The administrators.
(c) The kids who once teased him.
(d) The math and science teachers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the author, in "College Choices," score on his final chemistry exam?

3. What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?

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

5. Who was Alma Whittley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What experience at college helped the author wash away some of his cockiness?

2. What factors led to the author being a poor student at Higgins Elementary School?

3. How does the author explain, in "College Choices" the miracle he experiences on a class exam?

4. What role did the English teacher, Mrs. Miller, play in the author's life, in "ROTC Triumph"?

5. Why was the author impressed in the ROTC by a student named Sharper?

6. In "Two Positives," why did the author say he stopped hopping trains?

7. What lessons does the author learn from working at Ford Motor Company?

8. How does the author learn about the arts in "ROTC Triumph"?

9. How was the author's new neighborhood in "Eight Years Old" different from his old one?

10. How does the author make his college choice in "College Choices"?

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