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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David's mother tell her mother (David's grandmother) that David did when he visited?
(a) Slapped his brother.
(b) Broke her television.
(c) Made his mother cry.
(d) Stormed into the house and tore it up.

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

3. What did David's grandmother hear David yelling into a mirror when he was a child?
(a) I hate myself!
(b) I'm a bad boy!
(c) Mother is always right!
(d) I don't deserve your love!

4. What are the only letters that David regularly receives while in basic training?
(a) Ones from his brothers.
(b) Ones from his father.
(c) Ones marked "Return to Sender."
(d) Ones from his mother.

5. During David's nightmares, how does he see his mother?
(a) In a hospital room.
(b) Holding her arms out to welcome him into an embrace.
(c) Standing like a statue at the end of a hall.
(d) In a grave.

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

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

8. Why is David sick at the beginning of the second chapter?
(a) Because he has pneumonia.
(b) Because he has cancer.
(c) Because he is flying.
(d) Because he is going to see his brother.

9. After riding his motorcycle to his grandmother's, where does David end up sleeping on the night he arrives?
(a) At Russell's house.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In his mother's old bedroom.
(d) On the porch.

10. Who bought David a bike for Christmas in 1972?
(a) His father.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His aunt.

11. How does David cope with his father's death?
(a) Working.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Sleeping.

12. According to David's mother, who is the man of the house?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Stan.
(c) Russell.
(d) Ronald.

13. What is the last thing that David said to his father before he died?
(a) I love you.
(b) I'll go pack your things.
(c) I have some papers to sign.
(d) I'll meet you at the river.

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

15. Upon first entering the nurse's office, what does the nurse think is wrong with David?
(a) He has third-degree burns.
(b) He is losing too much blood.
(c) He is hyperventilating.
(d) He has a broken leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to David, what word is associated with the highest compliment that his father could give him?

2. What excuse does David's mother come up with to cover up his injuries sustained from being pushed down the stairs?

3. What does David describe his knight-in-shining-armor plans as?

4. Who is David's "bunk buddy" in the Air Force?

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

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