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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does David refuse to say anything bad about his mother to the nurse?

2. Which one of David's brothers does he take out while in town visiting his grandmother?

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

4. According to David's mother, he is not a person. What is he?

5. Why is David's grandmother upset with Russell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Patsy gives David a lot of trouble about not going out with her in Chapter 6 entitled "Regroup." How does David justify to Patsy not going out and doing anything fun?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss David's feelings about himself. Do you think that these feelings are warranted? How does David cope with his feelings? What makes it possible for David to live with himself given how he feels? When do David's feelings about himself change?

Essay Topic 2

Why is it important for David to write books about his past? Did this help him heal in anyway? How do you know?

Essay Topic 3

Describe David's relationship with Patsy. Why does David begin the relationship with Patsy? How does their relationship progress? Is the relationship good for David? For Patsy? Do you believe that the relationship was doomed from the beginning? Why?

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