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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who forces David to go somewhere during his hallucination?

2. What does David pray for in Book IV?

3. What do the boys who chased the bird begin to talk about on the roof?

4. How do Leo and David get to Bertha's?

5. What is Leo doing when David finds him after returning from Bertha's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain David's hallucination following his electrocution. What does it mean? What aspects of his childhood are brought together in the hallucination?

Essay Topic 2

Albert and David are both manipulated by people they consider friends. Albert is manipulated by Luter and David is manipulated by Leo. Compare and contrast the relationships between each of these pairs. How are Albert and David manipulated? Why do they allow themselves to be manipulated?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the setting of Call It Sleep important? What is New York like at the time? How does the physical and historical setting affect David?

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