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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. What does David want his mother to do to him?
(a) Hug him.
(b) Give him a bath.
(c) Tell him she loves him.
(d) Kill him.

2. What does David's grandmother say she never did to his mother?
(a) Abuse her.
(b) Correct her.
(c) Love her.
(d) Hug her.

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

4. Who does the enlisting sergeant compare David to?
(a) "Tex" Johnston.
(b) Chuck Yeager.
(c) John Boyd.
(d) Christopher Platte.

5. What is the last thing that David said to his father before he died?
(a) I love you.
(b) I'll meet you at the river.
(c) I have some papers to sign.
(d) I'll go pack your things.

Short Answer Questions

1. After riding his motorcycle to his grandmother's, where does David end up sleeping on the night he arrives?

2. According to the nurse, what is David's first priority relating to his father's stay in the hospital?

3. Upon entering his mother's home, what smell made David's eyes water?

4. What does David's mother tell her mother (David's grandmother) that David did when he visited?

5. Who wrote the letter that David wished he never received?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does David initially refuse to admit that his father was going to die?

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

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

8. What does David realize while looking in the mirror at his grandmother's about his grandmother?

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

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

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