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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. Where is David at in the beginning of his book?
2. After basic training is completed, what position does David get in the Air Force?
3. Who admits to calling social services before David was removed from his mother's home?
4. Who does David find out has died while he was in Egypt?
5. On the day that David runs late for the hospital, what lie does David tell his father?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does David choose to stay at the dorms rather than go out with the other soldiers?
2. What does David realize while looking in the mirror at his grandmother's about his grandmother?
3. How does David's father "tell" him where the badge is?
4. What does David's mother mean by "All I've done for you" when talking to David?
5. David's grandmother denies abusing his mother. What did his grandmother do to her daughter as a child?
6. Why does David find out that his superior officers have been so hard on him?
7. How did David deal with his Mother's abuse as a child?
8. Why is David afraid of the nurse reporting the abuse to the authorities?
9. What advice does David's father have for him as he gets ready to leave for the Air Force?
10. Why is David shocked by the one and only letter his father sends him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast David's grandmother and mother. How are the two women similar? How are they different? How do they both treat David? Are there any signs in the novel to explain their behaviors?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the importance of David's son Stephen. Why is Stephen so important to David? Why is David willing to sacrifice everything for his son? Is this David's way of showing the world that he is not a "bad person?" How does Stephen save David?
Essay Topic 3
David struggled throughout his career in the Air Force. Describe David's many trials and tribulations throughout his career. Why does David refuse to give up, knowing that he is not on the path that he enlisted for? How does David's past help him in the Air Force?
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