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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Wishful Thinking.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item of his father's does David take from the coat in the closet?
(a) His father's medicine.
(b) His father's badge.
(c) His father's admittance papers.
(d) His father's medical card.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the second chapter "Fly Away?"

2. Which one of David's brothers came to the hospital to see their father before David arrived?

3. What does David's mother call him?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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