Quiz on Prologue

Who is the author of the poem 'Mother to Son'?

• Maya Angelou

• Langston Hughes

• Robert Frost

• Emily Dickinson

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According to the poem 'Mother to Son', how does the speaker describe life?

• As a crystal stair

• As a smooth ride

• As a challenging journey

• As a field of roses

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What event had a significant impact on the author in the early 1980s?

• A conversation with a top heart surgeon

• Seeing a red convertible Ferrari 308

• Joining the Navy as a medic

• Moving to the West Coast

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Before the event in the early 1980s, what was one of the author's experiences?

• Working in San Francisco General Hospital

• Serving as a Navy medic in North Carolina

• Circling a parking lot in a Ferrari

• Stepping outside the six-block square of the 'hood in Milwaukee

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According to the text, how does the author describe San Francisco?

• As a city that is difficult to live in due to the weather.

• As a city that is easy to live in and not expensive.

• As the Land of Milk and Honey and the Emerald City of Oz combined.

• As a city that is not challenging and easy to make it in.

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What metaphor does the author use to describe the city lights of San Francisco at night?

• Like a blanket covering the city.

• Like rare jewels sparkling down from the hills.

• Like a beacon guiding ships into the bay.

• Like the sun rising over the Marin County horizon.

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What does the author reveal about his personal life towards the end of the passage?

• He became a first-time father in early 1981.

• He moved to San Francisco in early 1981.

• He faced financial difficulties in early 1981.

• He left San Francisco in early 1981.

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What did the Ferrari symbolize for the narrator?

• Success and power

• Wealth and luxury

• Things he lacked growing up, like freedom and options

• His past mistakes and regrets

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How many years of life had Chris Gardner lived when he realized the power of information?

• 20 years

• 25 years

• 27 years

• 30 years

Who was in the stroller that the author was pushing?

• The author's pet

• The author's belongings

• The author's nineteen-month-old son, Chris Jr.

• Supplies for the homeless

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