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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Wishful Thinking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the enlisting sergeant call David when talking to him about planes?
(a) David.
(b) Pelz-O.
(c) Dave-O.
(d) Pelz.

2. Who goes to the hospital with David to see his father for the first time?
(a) Stan.
(b) His mother.
(c) Russell.
(d) Alice.

3. According to the nurse, what is David's first priority relating to his father's stay in the hospital?
(a) Making funeral arrangements.
(b) Making financial arrangements for hospital bills.
(c) Making plans to move his father into a nursing home.
(d) Spending time with his father.

4. Where is David's plane landing at the end of the second chapter "Fly Away?"
(a) Denver.
(b) Dallas.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) San Francisco.

5. What does David think his father's admittance into the hospital will do for his family?
(a) Bring his parents back together.
(b) Bring him closure regarding his abusive family.
(c) Create a relationship between David and his father.
(d) Create a relationship between David and his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon entering the hospital to see David's father, what does the smell remind him of?

2. In the hospital, what story does David tell his father so that he can talk to him without worrying what to say?

3. What is the name of the male nurse that meets David to inform him about his father's condition?

4. Who wrote the letter that David wished he never received?

5. What statement does David make at the very end of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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