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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. Instead of going out during time off from the Air Force, what does David do?
(a) Read.
(b) Write letters home.
(c) Lie in bed and cry.
(d) Call all of his family.

2. Upon entering his mother's home, what smell made David's eyes water?
(a) Ammonia.
(b) Cigar smoke.
(c) Trash.
(d) Urine.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did David's grandmother hear David yelling into a mirror when he was a child?

2. What is the name of David's foster mother?

3. What does David want his mother to do to him?

4. Upon returning to his base after the funeral, what illness does David come down with?

5. What is the name of the Technical Sergeant, or David's supervisor, that finally tells him he is doing a great job?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe the hug between David and his grandmother during their first meeting in years.

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

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

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

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

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