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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is David's grandmother upset with Russell?
(a) He joins the Marines.
(b) He borrows a metal chest and returns it damaged.
(c) He doesn't call her.
(d) He yells at his mother.

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

3. What were the last words Aunt Jane and David's father (right before David enlisted in the Air Force) said when getting off the phone after telling David that "There are no guarantees in life?"
(a) Be yourself.
(b) I love you.
(c) Don't let it consume you.
(d) I am so proud of you.

4. What is the name of the male nurse that meets David to inform him about his father's condition?
(a) Steve.
(b) Paul.
(c) Mark.
(d) David.

5. What is the name of David's social worker?
(a) Ms. Silver.
(b) Ms. Gold.
(c) Ms. Smith.
(d) Ms. Free.

6. How long is David heavily sedated due to his illness?
(a) Three days.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Over a month.
(d) Over a week.

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

8. While looking at pictures in his mother's bedroom, who is missing in all of the photos?
(a) Russell.
(b) Kevin.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) David and his father.

9. What does David make the nurse promise after she tells him she knows the truth about the abuse?
(a) That she will never tell.
(b) That she will forget.
(c) That she won't tell for today.
(d) That his mom will go to jail.

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

11. Upon entering his mother's home, what smell made David's eyes water?
(a) Trash.
(b) Cigar smoke.
(c) Ammonia.
(d) Urine.

12. Which one of David's brothers came to the hospital to see their father before David arrived?
(a) Stan.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Ronald.
(d) Russell.

13. What is the name of David's foster mother?
(a) Mrs. Zeigler.
(b) Mrs. Freeland.
(c) Ms. Gold.
(d) Mrs. Turnbough.

14. In the hospital, what story does David tell his father so that he can talk to him without worrying what to say?
(a) A story about cooking for the Air Force.
(b) A story about their trip to the Russian River.
(c) A story about his enlistment process.
(d) A story about the day he was rescued from his mother.

15. Where is David at in the beginning of his book?
(a) His bedroom.
(b) The basement.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The garage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last thing that David said to his father before he died?

2. What is the first thing David does upon returning from Egypt?

3. While at his grandmother's, what CAN'T David do?

4. After examining David, what does the nurse come to find out is David's real injury?

5. What does David's mother call him?

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