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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 does David have to fly to accept the award for one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World?

2. Who gets the second copy of David's first book?

3. What specific word spoken by Patsy "struck a chord" in David?

4. What is the name of the stuffed alligator that David buys for his baby?

5. Given how frugally David must live to survive, what does his typical dinner consist of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Patsy lose David's trust completely?

2. How does David's mother explain "It's" behavior?

3. How does David describe Stephen's feelings about his separation from Patsy?

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

5. What option does the female co-pilot give David as an alternative to getting married?

6. Describe the mood at the Mexican restaurant when David and Patsy become engaged.

7. What does Patsy do for David during their separation that surprises him?

8. What causes David to open up about his past abuse when speaking to troubled kids?

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

10. What does David promise to Stephen, in his own mind, about going to war?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the similarities between Patsy and David's mother. Do you think these similarities have anything to do with their relationship failing? Do you think that David was trying to make up for the bad relationship he had with his mother in dating/marrying Patsy? Do you think that David was trying to save Patsy from herself because he could not save his mother?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Patsy and Marsha. How are these two women similar? How are they different? Are their differences the reason one relationship survives and one fails? How to they both treat David?

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