A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Dave Pelzer
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Dave Pelzer
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 124 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is David's aviation mentor?
(a) Scott Trinder.
(b) Timothy Michaels.
(c) Michael Timmons.
(d) Michael Marsh.

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

3. What decision does David make during the summer of 1978?
(a) To contact his brothers.
(b) To become a car salesman.
(c) To see his mother.
(d) To quit high school.

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

5. Where does the book begin?
(a) Russian RIver, California.
(b) Daly City, California.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Red River, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the male nurse that meets David to inform him about his father's condition?

2. What is the first thing David does upon returning from Egypt?

3. Who is David's "bunk buddy" in the Air Force?

4. What item of his father's does David take from the coat in the closet?

5. Who goes to the hospital with David to see his father for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

7. Why is David afraid of the nurse reporting the abuse to the authorities?

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

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

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 849 words
(approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page)
Buy the A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness from BookRags. (c)2026 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.