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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Adrift.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What room was the boy forced to sleep in?
(a) The basement.
(b) The garage.
(c) The porch.
(d) The kitchen.

2. After his tests at the hospital, David is taken to his first foster care home. Who was his first foster parent?
(a) Ms. Gold.
(b) Mr. Zeigler.
(c) Aunt Mary.
(d) Aunt Roerva.

3. Later in the evening, when David and Big Larry got into trouble, who did David try to call?
(a) His mother.
(b) Ms. Gold.
(c) Aunt Mary.
(d) His father.

4. Why doesn't David want Ms. Gold to tell the court about his abuse?
(a) She told him she was going to lie.
(b) He told her lies.
(c) He's afraid his mother will hurt him.
(d) She was the one abusing him.

5. David wonders if he should have fought his Mother. Whose advice does David seek as he ponders this question?
(a) Lilian Catanze.
(b) Big Larry.
(c) Rudy Catanze.
(d) Larry Junior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who alerted authorities that David was being abused?

2. After the boy runs away from the Pelzer household, what did he hope?

3. After David leaves Aunt Mary's who were his first 'permanent' foster parents?

4. What medical condition did Chris have?

5. Why is David relieved when Mr. Zeigler tells him he's going to tell the class about his abuse?

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