2. After examining David, what does the nurse come to find out is David's real injury?
(a) A bruised esophagus.
(b) A crushed larynx.
(c) A crushed nasal passage.
(d) A swollen Adam's apple.

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

4. What excuse does David's mother come up with to cover up his injuries sustained from being pushed down the stairs?
(a) He was wrestling with his brothers.
(b) He was sleep-walking.
(c) He fell off his bike.
(d) He tripped.

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 his mom will go to jail.
(c) That she will never tell.
(d) That she won't tell for today.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two names that David calls his mother?

2. Who goes to the hospital with David to see his father for the first time?

3. What causes David's father to be hospitalized?

4. Why does David call his grandmother when he gets home from Egypt?

5. What were the last words Aunt Jane and David's father (right before David enlisted in the Air Force) said when getting off the phone after telling David that "There are no guarantees in life?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. Why is David sweating while on the plane to San Antonio?

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

10. Why does David's mother refuse to go see her husband in the hospital?

(see the answer keys)

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