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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Our Problem.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This prologue is does which of the following?
(a) Presents a summary of the book.
(b) Gives a concise history of the author's life.
(c) Acknowledges all the contributors to the book.
(d) Piques the readers interest in the topic.

2. What activity does Miller not enjoy until he begins college?
(a) Studying.
(b) Reading.
(c) Gym.
(d) Math.

3. Miller uses these stories about animals to illustrate what point in Chapter 2?
(a) To suggest the power of fathers in today's society.
(b) To demonstrate the need for two-parent families in the United States.
(c) To explain the cause of fatherlessness in the United States.
(d) To find an explanation for his fatherlessness.

4. Miller also remembers watching a documentary on what animal?
(a) Orphaned elephants.
(b) Endangered animals.
(c) Beached whales.
(d) Exotic pets.

5. What tasks must elephants accomplish when they reach puberty?
(a) They must grow new tusks.
(b) They must mate and have baby elephants.
(c) They must learn to hunt and feed themselves.
(d) They must leave their mother, go into the wild, and seek a male mentor.

Short Answer Questions

1. True of False: only men who grew up without fathers and boys who are being without fathers will benefit from reading this book.

2. What does the landlord's son, who attempts to fill in as a father figure on a camping trip, forget?

3. The message of this book is presented by the author with a strong bias for which he does not do what?

4. How, specifically, does Mr. Gentiles help Miller?

5. Chapter 1 emphasizes what difficulties for boys who grow up without fathers?

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