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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does David find out has died while he was in Egypt?
(a) His mother.
(b) Uncle Dan.
(c) Russell.
(d) Stan.

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

3. Why is there no casket at the funeral of David's father?
(a) His mother refused to buy a casket.
(b) His body was misplaced at the morgue.
(c) The hospital refused to release the body.
(d) He was cremated.

4. What happened to the home of David's mother while he was in Egypt?
(a) Stan accidently burned it down.
(b) She sold it.
(c) It was struck by lightening and burned down.
(d) It went into foreclosure.

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

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

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

8. What item of his father's does David take from the coat in the closet?
(a) His father's badge.
(b) His father's medicine.
(c) His father's medical card.
(d) His father's admittance papers.

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

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) Cigar smoke.
(b) Ammonia.
(c) Urine.
(d) Trash.

12. Who wrote the letter that David wished he never received?
(a) His father.
(b) His foster mother.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

13. Who called David at his foster parent's home while taking a break from staying with his father in the hospital?
(a) Stan.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandmother.

14. What was the date that David was placed into protective custody?
(a) January 1, 1974.
(b) December 31, 1973.
(c) March 5, 1973.
(d) August 24, 1979.

15. What is the date of the second chapter "Fly Away?"
(a) October 24, 1979.
(b) October 1, 1979.
(c) August 1, 1979.
(d) August 24, 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is David at in the beginning of his book?

2. According to David, who is the only one who can save his father?

3. What book written by Gary Powers does David spend time reading?

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

5. Instead of going out during time off from the Air Force, what does David do?

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