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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Letter from Home.

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 forget.
(b) That she won't tell for today.
(c) That his mom will go to jail.
(d) That she will never tell.

2. According to the phone call, how long does David's father have left to live?
(a) A few days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) A few weeks.
(d) A month.

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

4. Where does the book begin?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) Red River, California.
(c) Russian RIver, California.
(d) Daly City, California.

5. Instead of going out during time off from the Air Force, what does David do?
(a) Call all of his family.
(b) Read.
(c) Lie in bed and cry.
(d) Write letters home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David's mother call him?

2. The last time David saw his father, he showed him his prized possession. What is his father's prized possession?

3. How does David impress the recruiting officer while filling out his Air Force enlistment papers?

4. Upon first entering the nurse's office, what does the nurse think is wrong with David?

5. What does David want his mother to do to him?

(see the answer key)

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