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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who moves into the Turnbough house that David does not like?
2. When David is a sophomore in high school, what program does his school place him in?
3. What plan does John concoct that David eagerly goes along with and brags about to his classmates?
4. After the failed plan, where does David spend the night?
5. What grade is David getting ready to enter when he lives with the Catanzes?
Short Essay Questions
1. When living with the Turnboughs, why did David have an issue with Bruce?
2. In the Estranged chapter, when David sees Russell, his brother, why doesn't David tell that he thinks Russell is now being abused?
3. In the Mother's Love chapter, whose house did David refer to as his home?
4. David is again placed with the Turnboughs. David informs Alice that this is where he belongs. One day David realizes that he cannot preform a simple life skills task, and begs Alice to teach him. What was the task, and what happened when David attempted the task?
5. In the Break Away chapter, David visits the Russian River once again. What did David take with him, and why was it important?
6. In the Estranged chapter, David meets his brother and they decide to meet again the next day. Describe in detail what happened when David tried to find his brother after school the next day.
7. Who told David that they would do whatever it takes to help him?
8. How does David react to the school secretary's remarks about foster children?
9. Why did David join the Air Force?
10. What two items did David accidentally leave behind at the Catanze's?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
David's mother wanted to control him even after he was placed in the foster care system. List several ways she was able to "control" David even though she didn't see or have custody of him.
Essay Topic 2
David has to visit a psychiatrist while at the Catanzes'. Later, while living with the Turnboughs, David visits a second psychiatrist, Donald Roberson. Compare and contrast the two psychiatrists using examples from the story to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
David faced many conflicts in the story. How did David overcome these conflicts? Were there any instances in which David had mishandled conflicts? How did David's ability to face conflict change as he grew older?
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