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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 was the date that David was placed into protective custody?
(a) March 5, 1973.
(b) December 31, 1973.
(c) January 1, 1974.
(d) August 24, 1979.

2. What does the enlisting sergeant call David when talking to him about planes?
(a) Dave-O.
(b) Pelz-O.
(c) David.
(d) Pelz.

3. Who calls to tell David that his father is in the hospital?
(a) His superior officer.
(b) His Mother.
(c) Alice.
(d) His brother.

4. According to David, who is the only one who can save his father?
(a) No one can save him.
(b) God.
(c) His father.
(d) David.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After basic training is completed, what position does David get in the Air Force?

2. Why does David refuse to say anything bad about his mother to the nurse?

3. Where is David's plane landing at the end of the second chapter "Fly Away?"

4. Why is David sick at the beginning of the second chapter?

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

(see the answer key)

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