Wilkins writes that before entering Miss Bean’s class, he held

A.no opinions.
B.no original opinions.
C.opinions based on careful thought.
D.opinions on various historical figures.

The author implies that some of the bigotry in Grand Rapids was the

A.result of anger about the war.
B.b. ignorance about black people.
C.c. his youth.
D.d. ignorance about physicians.

In stating “the teacher began to give me human dimensions, though not perfect ones for an eighth-grader” (paragraph 6), the imperfection that Wilkins refers to is his

A.different race.
B.inadequate answers.
C.becoming a teacher’s pet.
D.coming from another state.

We can conclude that Dorothy Bean threw an eraser at the author because she

A.knew the event would become an icebreaker for him.
B.wanted to knock the pencil from his hand.
C.wanted to ask his opinion about something.
D.wanted him to pay attention in class.

What is the writer's profession?

A. He is a carpenter.
B. He is a writer.
C. He is a blue-collar worker.
D. He is a plumber.

Blue-collar workers in general ________ in recent years.

A. are working at lower-paying jobs
B. are making as much as or more than the white collars
C. are constantly on strike in order to get better pay
D. are making $60,000 a year

That people who work with their hands as well as their brains are not likely to belong to the local country club indicates that ________.

A. there is still prejudice against people who work with their brains
B. there is still prejudice against people who work with their hands
C. the local country club is badly managed
D. people who work with their hands as well as their brains cannot afford the fees

That we do not have enough people who do things well with their hands is probably because ________.

A. our sense of values is confused
B. it is better to sell houses as a salesman than it is to build them as a carpenter
C. it is better to repair a car as a mechanic than it is to sell a car as a car salesman
D. people who do things well with their hands make little money

It can be inferred that the writer thinks ________.

A. young people should all learn a trade
B. fathers who were plumbers should encourage their children to be plumbers, too
C. blue-collar work should be better paid
D. people should not be prejudiced against blue-collar work

What did the author realize through working with his hands in his workshop?He realized that he couldand spend the rest of his life that interested him.