View a FREE sample

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) Son.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Survivor.
(d) Slugger.

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

3. Who calls to tell David that his father is in the hospital?
(a) His brother.
(b) His Mother.
(c) Alice.
(d) His superior officer.

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

5. What does David's mother call him?
(a) It.
(b) You.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Animal.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does David think his father's admittance into the hospital will do for his family?

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

4. Upon first entering the nurse's office, what does the nurse think is wrong with David?

5. Much to David's surprise, how long has his father been in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 1 entitled "The End," what happens when David finally lashes out verbally against his mother?

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. Why does David choose to stay at the dorms rather than go out with the other soldiers?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 882 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample