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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. Who admits to calling social services before David was removed from his mother's home?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His grandmother.
(d) His brother.

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

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

4. How does David impress the recruiting officer while filling out his Air Force enlistment papers?
(a) By his schooling.
(b) By his courage.
(c) By his physical strength.
(d) By his knowledge of planes.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long is David heavily sedated due to his illness?

3. What does David's mother call him?

4. While speaking about her family, where does David's mother say Ronald is stationed at?

5. David's grandmother is very hard on Stan. Why is David angry about her lack of patience with Stan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the hug between David and his grandmother during their first meeting in years.

3. Why is David's grandmother upset with his brother Russell?

4. Why is David shocked by the one and only letter his father sends him?

5. Why does David find out that his superior officers have been so hard on him?

6. What does David's mother mean by "All I've done for you" when talking to David?

7. Who has come to visit David's father in the hospital?

8. What is the only way that David knows how to deal with his father's death?

9. David's grandmother denies abusing his mother. What did his grandmother do to her daughter as a child?

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

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