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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does David call his grandmother when he gets home from Egypt?
(a) To check on his brothers.
(b) To check on his mother.
(c) To get his aunt's phone number.
(d) To see if she got the money he sent her.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision does David make during the summer of 1978?

2. Where does the book begin?

3. Who bought David a bike for Christmas in 1972?

4. Where does David work as a short-order cook?

5. Who is David's aviation mentor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did David deal with his Mother's abuse as a child?

2. Why is David surprised upon entering his mother's home after seven years?

3. Patsy gives David a lot of trouble about not going out with her in Chapter 6 entitled "Regroup." How does David justify to Patsy not going out and doing anything fun?

4. Why does David not understand the reason for his mother's abuse?

5. How does David impress the Air Force sergeant assigned to his enlistment paperwork?

6. What advice does David's father have for him as he gets ready to leave for the Air Force?

7. While looking around his mother's bedroom, what is he surprised to find after seven years?

8. David has the chance to leave for basic training in either one day or the following week. Why does David choose to leave in a week for basic training?

9. How does David's father "tell" him where the badge is?

10. David's mother stopped calling David by his name while he was a child. Describe the regression of David's "name."

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