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

2. According to David's mother, what was his other entity?

3. Where does David first meet Patsy?

4. What is the name of the Air Force major that suggests David speak to kids?

5. What does Patsy say about the title of David's first book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does David's friend David Howard refuse to stand as David's best man?

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

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

9. What rumors that could effect David begin to build around his air base in the spring of 1992?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David's mother always refuses to admit that she abused him as a child. Discuss David's mother's reasoning behind her "discipline." Be sure to address the following questions as part of the essay:

-Why does his mother continue to deny the abuse?

-Why does she admit to stabbing him but only to say it was an accident?

-Does she justify her "discipline?"

-Is there anything from her past that would make her think that she really did not abuse David and that her "discipline" was normal?

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

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?

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