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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 happened with his first two books?

2. Right before leaving his mother's home with his wife and son, what does his mother beg him to do?

3. What ends David's "euphoric honeymoon?"

4. What does David find out was the final straw before his teachers called social services?

5. What is David's last thought of 1985?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens a few weeks before Stephen's first birthday?

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

7. Why does Patsy think that David is ready for a new start to their marriage?

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

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

10. What do David and Stephen do together on Stephen's first two-week stay with David?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss David's need to work with abused children. What do you think this does for David? How does David grow because of his work with abused children? What is the turning point for David that makes him realize that this is the best thing for him to do? When does David realize that he may be making a difference?

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's father's fireman's badge is very important to him. In an essay, discuss the importance of the badge. Why does David's father's badge mean so much to him? What does the badge symbolize? Does the badge symbolize a crutch or a way out?

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