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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 happens to Patsy the night after she and David go out for a dinner date?

2. When does David return from Saudi Arabia?

3. What makes Patsy miss the presentation to college students that she accompanies David on?

4. Where does David work part-time while in the Air Force and giving speeches?

5. Where does David first meet Patsy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. During his first family trip, David goes to see his mother. Why is David shocked by his mother's home?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When talking to David about his past abuse, Patsy did not believe him. Discuss why you think Patsy did not believe that David was abused. What about David's personality makes it hard for her to believe that he was abused? Does David possess any signs of being an abused child? If so, why does Patsy fail to recognize these signs?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss David's feelings about himself. Do you think that these feelings are warranted? How does David cope with his feelings? What makes it possible for David to live with himself given how he feels? When do David's feelings about himself change?

Essay Topic 3

Describe David's relationship with Patsy. Why does David begin the relationship with Patsy? How does their relationship progress? Is the relationship good for David? For Patsy? Do you believe that the relationship was doomed from the beginning? Why?

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