Family Background and Aspirations

The speaker shares their family background, highlighting their father's academic pursuits and untimely death, and their mother's struggles as a single parent and frustrated artist. Despite financial hardships, the speaker grew up in a creatively rich environment, surrounded by family members who were artists, musicians, and writers. This environment fostered an expectation and encouragement for the speaker to pursue a creative career, contrasting with the conservative suburban setting they lived in.

What was the narrator's father's field of study?

• Chemistry

• Biology

• Physics

• Mathematics

In which decade did the narrator's mother raise them as a single parent?

• 1950s

• 1990s

• 1960s

• 1980s

What did the narrator's mother aspire to be?

• A teacher

• A scientist

• A doctor

• A painter and musician

Why was the narrator's mother unable to join the hippie movement?

• She lived in a different country

• She was too young

• She was not interested

• She had to work to support her family

Which family member was a photographer?

• The narrator's mother

• The narrator's aunt

• The narrator's uncle

• The narrator's grandmother

What did the narrator's great grandmother teach?

• Painting

• Classical composition

• Sculpture

• Photography

What was the narrator expected to pursue due to their family background?

• A career in law

• A career in medicine

• A creative career

• A career in finance

Despite growing up in a conservative environment, what was the narrator encouraged to do?

• Follow a traditional career path

• Engage in creative activities

• Move to a big city

• Join the military