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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does David meet inside the church?
(a) Joseph.
(b) God.
(c) A nun.
(d) A priest.

2. Where is David steered to earn money?
(a) Hotels.
(b) Train stations.
(c) Ship yards.
(d) Boat docks.

3. How does David plan to escape?
(a) By asking the farmer to release him.
(b) By killing the farmer.
(c) By sneaking away at night.
(d) By cutting a hole in the wall, and digging through the snow.

4. How does David learn about countries?
(a) The family has a globe.
(b) He attends school.
(c) The parents tell him everything he needs to know.
(d) He finds an encyclopedia.

5. Why does the farmer decide the boy must go?
(a) He has "a hold" on the dog.
(b) He is too expensive to feed.
(c) He is of no use to the farmer.
(d) He is no longer working.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David realize he has found that has changed him forever?

2. What did Johannes tell David about responsibility?

3. What does David say about the right of parents over children?

4. Who comes with David as he escapes the farmhouse?

5. Why does the mother want David to leave?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why David doesn't like dogs, and how his friendship with King develops.

2. Explain why David is disheartened in this chapter.

3. How does David locate Edith, and what happens when he arrives?

4. Why does David stop caring consciously about what happens to him, and how does he manage to keep going?

5. Explain David's conversation with God when he realizes the farmer has bolted the door, and his resulting revelation.

6. What does David find out about a woman named Edith Fengel.

7. Explain what Sophie means by "someone has broken his spirit".

8. How does David cross into Denmark?

9. Explain why David asks God to spare King, and kill him instead.

10. Why does Giovanni respect David?

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