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

2. In "College Choices," why did the author only apply to one college?
(a) He always knew the college he wanted to attend.
(b) He only had enough money to pay for one application fee.
(c) Only one college was interested in him.
(d) He wanted to attend the same college as his girlfriend.

3. What does the author say about regulations in "Changing the Rules"?
(a) He says they sometimes hinder and need to be broken or ignored.
(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 that following them is the key to his success.

4. What happened halfway through the author's fifth grade year?
(a) He got an eye examination at school.
(b) He won a science competition.
(c) He met the President.
(d) He went to Disneyland.

5. How did the author comfort himself about his capping on other students?
(a) He said he thought his father would approve.
(b) He said that everyone did it, and it was the only way to survive.
(c) He said it was not his fault there were ugly people at school.
(d) He said he would only do it until he got some better clothes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday does the author recall made being 8-years-old the best year of his childhood?

2. Why did the author and his brother give up football in "Two Positives"?

3. Which of Candy's three college majors does the author say she eventually dropped?

4. Who does the author credit for helping him control his temper throughout his life?

5. Why was the author surprised when he read the exam problems in the booklet, in "College Choices"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author take on the challenge of being student-sergeant for a rambunctious unit?

2. What was the author's father like intellectually?

3. How did being poor impact the author in "A Boy's Big Problem"?

4. What are the reasons the author gives in "A Serious Step" for not being ready for love?

5. What did the author's mother teach her sons that she learned at work?

6. Why did a photographer from the Yale Daily News take a picture of the author in "Changing the Rules"?

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

8. Describe the author's relationship with his father, prior to his leaving the family.

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

10. How does the author describe his mother's way with finances?

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