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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Long Farewell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the first place David and Patsy drive to together?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) San Fransisco.
(c) Long Beach.
(d) San Deigo.

2. Why is David making the trip to California (the one Patsy accompanies him on)?
(a) To see Stan.
(b) To see his foster parents.
(c) To see his grandmother.
(d) To see his mother.

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

4. Much to David's surprise, how long has his father been in the hospital?
(a) Four days.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Four years.
(d) Four months.

5. Upon entering the hospital to see David's father, what does the smell remind him of?
(a) His grandmother's home.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) Being trapped in a bathroom during his abusive childhood.
(d) Being in the airplane bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the sergeant who fixes the problem with David's paperwork?

2. What ends David's "euphoric honeymoon?"

3. During the July of 1990 argument, what does Patsy claim is all David cares about?

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

5. How old is David's son when he leaves for Saudi Arabia?

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