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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. The last time David saw his father, he showed him his prized possession. What is his father's prized possession?
(a) David's birth certificate.
(b) A photo of his wedding.
(c) His fireman's badge.
(d) His retiremant papers.

2. What item of his father's does David take from the coat in the closet?
(a) His father's badge.
(b) His father's medical card.
(c) His father's admittance papers.
(d) His father's medicine.

3. Why does David refuse to say anything bad about his mother to the nurse?
(a) Because she is sick.
(b) Because she will die.
(c) Because he claims no one wins against her.
(d) Because she will deny everything.

4. According to David, who is the only one who can save his father?
(a) God.
(b) His father.
(c) No one can save him.
(d) David.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After examining David, what does the nurse come to find out is David's real injury?

2. What does the enlisting sergeant call David when talking to him about planes?

3. On the day that David runs late for the hospital, what lie does David tell his father?

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

5. Where does David work as a short-order cook?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. David's mother stopped calling David by his name while he was a child. Describe the regression of David's "name."

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

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

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

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

10. Why does David not understand the reason for his mother's abuse?

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