Jimmy Grows Up in a Poor Home and His Parents

Multiple Choice

Jimmy grows up in a poor home and his parents are constantly arguing. He has trouble learning to read in school, and he is a poor athlete. As a young child he spent a good deal of time by himself, unsupervised, with little to do except watch television. Yet, as a young adult, he is happy, well-adjusted, and productive at work. The word that best described Jimmy's personality is:

A) resilient
B) authoritarian
C) permissive
D) authoritative