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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What statement does David make at the very end of Chapter 1?
(a) I want to stand up for myself.
(b) I am ready to die.
(c) I am done with hurting.
(d) I am going to make mom hurt.

2. 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.

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

4. What is the first thing David does upon returning from Egypt?
(a) Call his grandmother.
(b) Call Russell.
(c) Call Alice.
(d) Call his mother.

5. After basic training is completed, what position does David get in the Air Force?
(a) A gunner.
(b) A cook.
(c) A fireman.
(d) A pilot.

6. Who is David's "bunk buddy" in the Air Force?
(a) John.
(b) Mike.
(c) Scott.
(d) Randy.

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

8. 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) David's birth certificate.
(c) His retiremant papers.
(d) His fireman's badge.

9. Where does David's grandmother think he should visit while in town?
(a) Her father's old barber.
(b) Her church.
(c) Her psychologist.
(d) The chapel at the Air Force Academy.

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

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

12. According to the nurse, what is David's first priority relating to his father's stay in the hospital?
(a) Spending time with his father.
(b) Making financial arrangements for hospital bills.
(c) Making funeral arrangements.
(d) Making plans to move his father into a nursing home.

13. Where does David work as a short-order cook?
(a) Iron Skillet.
(b) Western Sizzler.
(c) Denny's.
(d) In-and-Out.

14. While at his grandmother's, what CAN'T David do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Breathe.
(c) Relax.
(d) Eat.

15. Who calls Alice to tell her about the admittance of David's father into the hospital?
(a) David's mother.
(b) David's father.
(c) David's brother Russell.
(d) David's brother Stan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon returning to his base after the funeral, what illness does David come down with?

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

3. Where is David's plane landing at the end of the second chapter "Fly Away?"

4. Who does David find out has died while he was in Egypt?

5. In the autobiography, what does David say is the nickname given to foster children?

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