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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "A Terrible Temper," the author realized that if people could make him _____, they could ______.

3. What does the author say he felt "constant temptation" to do at his new school?

4. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?

5. In "A Boy's Big Problem," what does the author say his mother needed in order to provide for the family and keep up the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the author's mother protect him and his brother?

2. Describe how the author has managed his temper in the years since he tried to kill his friend, Bob.

3. How did the author put an end to the capping, in "A Boy's Big Problem"?

4. How was the author's family life after his father left?

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

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

7. How did the author get the crew he supervises to be more productive, in "Changing the Rules"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the author strive to be the best, yet shy away from attention and praise? What is the author's motivation for excellence? What does the author personally gain from being a surgeon?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author treat people in other professions? What experiences influence how the author treats people outside the medical field? What has the author's mother taught him about people who work different jobs?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author change when he transfers to a predominately Black school in the eighth grade? How are his peers similar to his old classmates at Wilson Junior High? How are they different?

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