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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Long Farewell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of David's greatest anxieties?
(a) Not paying bills.
(b) Being in public.
(c) Talking to anyone at any time.
(d) Causing stress with Patsy.

2. What sport does David's son enjoy playing?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Basketball.

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

4. The last time David saw his father, he showed him his prized possession. What is his father's prized possession?
(a) A photo of his wedding.
(b) His fireman's badge.
(c) His retiremant papers.
(d) David's birth certificate.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two names that David calls his mother?

2. What is the name of the little girl from the neighborhood that David worries about?

3. How long is David heavily sedated due to his illness?

4. What causes David's father to be hospitalized?

5. What does the nurse tell Steve he has to do in order to allow his father to "go?"

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