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6th Reading - Gifted Hands The Ben Carson Story (chapters 1-5)
6th Reading - Gifted Hands The Ben Carson Story (chapters 1-5)
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1
How much education does the author say his mother had when she married?
some college
3rd grade
high school
9th grade
2
What does the author say he liked to do with his father's hands?
kiss them
play with the veins
compare skin coloring
measure his hands agains his father's hands
3
What type of work did the author's mother find in Boston?
domestic work
teacher's aide
waitress
secretary
4
Where did the mother expect her sons to go each week, instead of watching television?
volunteer work
to the park
sacking groceries at the market for tips
to the library
5
What holiday does the author say made being 8 years old the best year of his childhood?
New Year's Day
his birthday
Christmas
Easter
6
What does Mother tell the author his father had done?
married another woman and had another family
bad things
using drugs
gambled and drank too much
7
What does the author say worship services and Bible lessons focused on many times?
missionary doctors
politicians
Abraham
drinking
8
At times Ben's mother's refusal to settle for less came across as _____, ______& ______ to him.
nagging/demanding/hearless
devotional/inspirational/selfless
deflating/tiresome/cruel
tenacious/obnoxious/ambitious
9
What happened halfway through the author's fifth grade year?
He got an eye examination at school.
He saw his father again.
He sang in the church choir.
He met the mayor of Boston.
10
How old was the author when he learned that his father was leaving and never coming back.
8 years old
6 years old
12 years old
10 years old
11
Who told the author he should "dress the way you want to be"?
his brother
the school couselor
his father
his mother
12
What did the author's mother consistently ask him about, no matter how tired she was?
school
his friends
if he read his Bible
if he did his chores
13
The author's mother told him if he could _______, he could learn just about anything he wanted.
read
do math
follow directions
pray hard enough
14
Who is Curtis?
the author's brother
the author's father
the author's uncle
the author's friend
15
What grade did the author receive in math that gave him hope?
A
B
D
C
16
Who tells a sory that led the author to his first religious experience?
his brother
his Sunday School teacher
Pastor Ford
his mother
17
How does the author say Curtis' grades changed in the last year?
They had gone from failing to average
They had gone from failing to great grades
They changed very little
They had been climbing
18
What frightened the author when he moved to Boston that he says are bigger than cats?
spiders
rats
snakes
roaches
19
Who told the author that his father was moving out of the family home?
his mother
his aunt
his father
his brother
20
What type of curriculum did the school counselor enroll Curtis?
college prep
gifted and talented
remedial
vocational
21
What rule did the author's mother have for watching television?
He could watch three programs a week.
He could watch television only when he finished his homework
He could only watch television on Saturdays.
He could not watch television.
22
How old was the author's mother when she married his father?
21 years old
18 years old
25 years old
13 years old
