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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. What does David tell Patsy he wants to do after getting out of the Air Force?

2. After Patsy moves in, who does David find out has cancer?

3. According to the newspaper article regarding the father killing his son, for how long is the man sentenced?

4. Why does David tell Patsy he is doing everything that he is (Air Force, volunteering, part-time job)?

5. Where do David and Patsy move to soon after they marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes David to erupt after reading a news article?

2. Describe David's relationship with his son Stephen.

3. After all of the problems with David's paperwork in the military, what does Sergeant Blue offer David?

4. What does David realize when his mother says, "It was an accident?"

5. Why does David have such a hard time on the drive home from Utah to Florida?

6. What happens at David's apartment when leaving Patsy to water the plants and feed his turtle?

7. Why is David so adamant about saving money and not living beyond his means?

8. Why is Patsy so excited about the arrival of their baby?

9. What are a few of the reasons that Patsy is upset with David?

10. What are David's thoughts as he is performing his first re-fuel on the Blackbird?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David searches for answers to his abuse throughout the novel. Discuss David's findings while addressing the following:

-Who tells David about his past?

-What person does David find out the most from?

-What conclusions does David come to about his past from the information he gets?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you believe David never gives up? There are very specific details in the novel as to why David continues to succeed. Choose one of the textual details and address why that detail allowed David to become the man he has.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss why David struggles with forgiving his mother. What does it finally take for David to forgive his mother? Why is it that David struggles with forgiving her?

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