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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Slip Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David make the nurse promise after she tells him she knows the truth about the abuse?
(a) That she will never tell.
(b) That she won't tell for today.
(c) That his mom will go to jail.
(d) That she will forget.

2. Who does the enlisting sergeant compare David to?
(a) Chuck Yeager.
(b) Christopher Platte.
(c) John Boyd.
(d) "Tex" Johnston.

3. According to David's mother, he is not a person. What is he?
(a) An animal.
(b) A waste.
(c) A thing.
(d) An object.

4. How does David impress the recruiting officer while filling out his Air Force enlistment papers?
(a) By his schooling.
(b) By his knowledge of planes.
(c) By his physical strength.
(d) By his courage.

5. What are the two names that David calls his mother?
(a) Mommy and Mom.
(b) Mommy and The Mother.
(c) Mother and The Monster.
(d) Mom and The Monster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who goes to the hospital with David to see his father for the first time?

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

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

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

5. Why is there no casket at the funeral of David's father?

(see the answer key)

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