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

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

3. While speaking about her family, where does David's mother say Ronald is stationed at?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Texas.
(c) Flordia.
(d) Hawaii.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the enlisting sergeant compare David to?

2. Which one of David's brothers does he take out while in town visiting his grandmother?

3. What is the date of the second chapter "Fly Away?"

4. While talking to his father in the hospital, why does David say he joined the Air Force?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the nightmares that David has during basic training.

5. Why is David so upset about his father being in the hospital?

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

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

8. Why is David's grandmother so upset with his mother (her daughter) after his father's death?

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

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

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