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

2. According to David, what word is associated with the highest compliment that his father could give him?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Son.
(c) Slugger.
(d) Survivor.

3. What excuse does David's mother come up with to cover up his injuries sustained from being pushed down the stairs?
(a) He was wrestling with his brothers.
(b) He fell off his bike.
(c) He was sleep-walking.
(d) He tripped.

4. What decision does David make during the summer of 1978?
(a) To contact his brothers.
(b) To become a car salesman.
(c) To quit high school.
(d) To see his mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the nurse, what is David's first priority relating to his father's stay in the hospital?

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

3. What are the only letters that David regularly receives while in basic training?

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

5. Upon entering the hospital to see David's father, what does the smell remind him of?

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