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Autobiographies of Ordinary People with Extraordinary Stories

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Which autobiography tells the story of a man who survived the sinking of the Titanic?

  1. A Night to Remember

  2. Titanic: A Survivor's Story

  3. The Last Titan

  4. In the Heart of the Sea


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Titanic: A Survivor's Story is the autobiography of Walter Lord, a survivor of the Titanic sinking.

Which autobiography tells the story of a woman who was born into slavery and escaped to freedom?

  1. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

  2. Up from Slavery

  3. The Autobiography of Malcolm X

  4. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Up from Slavery is the autobiography of Booker T. Washington, an African American educator and civil rights leader who was born into slavery and escaped to freedom.

Which autobiography tells the story of a man who survived the Holocaust?

  1. Man's Search for Meaning

  2. Night

  3. The Diary of Anne Frank

  4. Maus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Man's Search for Meaning is the autobiography of Viktor Frankl, a psychiatrist who survived the Holocaust.

Which autobiography tells the story of a woman who overcame poverty and became a successful businesswoman?

  1. The Glass Castle

  2. Educated

  3. The Color of Water

  4. Hillbilly Elegy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Educated is the autobiography of Tara Westover, a woman who grew up in a survivalist family in Idaho and overcame poverty and lack of education to become a successful businesswoman.

Which autobiography tells the story of a man who overcame addiction and became a successful author?

  1. A Million Little Pieces

  2. The Beautiful Things That Await Us

  3. Dry

  4. Blackout


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A Million Little Pieces is the autobiography of James Frey, a man who overcame addiction and became a successful author.

Which autobiography tells the story of a woman who overcame cancer and became a successful advocate for cancer awareness?

  1. The Emperor of All Maladies

  2. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

  3. The Gene

  4. The Hot Zone


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Emperor of All Maladies is the autobiography of Siddhartha Mukherjee, a physician and scientist who overcame cancer and became a successful advocate for cancer awareness.

Which autobiography tells the story of a man who overcame homelessness and became a successful entrepreneur?

  1. The Pursuit of Happyness

  2. The Other Wes Moore

  3. Just Mercy

  4. Between the World and Me


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Pursuit of Happyness is the autobiography of Chris Gardner, a man who overcame homelessness and became a successful entrepreneur.

Which autobiography tells the story of a woman who overcame abuse and became a successful advocate for domestic violence awareness?

  1. The Gift of Fear

  2. Why Does He Do That?

  3. Safe Passage

  4. No Visible Bruises


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Gift of Fear is the autobiography of Gavin de Becker, a security expert and author who overcame abuse and became a successful advocate for domestic violence awareness.

Which autobiography tells the story of a man who overcame a disability and became a successful athlete?

  1. Unbroken

  2. The Long Walk to Freedom

  3. A Beautiful Mind

  4. Temple Grandin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Unbroken is the autobiography of Louis Zamperini, a man who overcame a disability and became a successful athlete.

Which autobiography tells the story of a woman who overcame poverty and became a successful scientist?

  1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

  2. The Gene

  3. The Hot Zone

  4. The Emperor of All Maladies


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is the autobiography of Rebecca Skloot, a woman who overcame poverty and became a successful scientist.

Which autobiography tells the story of a man who overcame a learning disability and became a successful author?

  1. The Glass Castle

  2. Educated

  3. The Color of Water

  4. Hillbilly Elegy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Glass Castle is the autobiography of Jeannette Walls, a woman who overcame a learning disability and became a successful author.

Which autobiography tells the story of a woman who overcame racism and became a successful civil rights leader?

  1. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

  2. Up from Slavery

  3. The Autobiography of Malcolm X

  4. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the autobiography of Maya Angelou, a woman who overcame racism and became a successful civil rights leader.

Which autobiography tells the story of a man who overcame a physical disability and became a successful artist?

  1. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

  2. My Left Foot

  3. The Theory of Everything

  4. The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is the autobiography of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a man who overcame a physical disability and became a successful artist.

Which autobiography tells the story of a woman who overcame a mental illness and became a successful advocate for mental health awareness?

  1. The Noonday Demon

  2. Darkness Visible

  3. An Unquiet Mind

  4. Prozac Nation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Noonday Demon is the autobiography of Andrew Solomon, a man who overcame a mental illness and became a successful advocate for mental health awareness.

Which autobiography tells the story of a man who overcame a drug addiction and became a successful musician?

  1. A Million Little Pieces

  2. The Beautiful Things That Await Us

  3. Dry

  4. Blackout


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Beautiful Things That Await Us is the autobiography of Anthony Kiedis, the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who overcame a drug addiction and became a successful musician.

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