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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. Why does David think Angelo is stupid?

2. Why does David refuse to fight the boy who hits him?

3. What does David see on the third evening that he wants to care for?

4. What does the family insist David do?

5. Who helped David while he was in the camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why David refused the man's money, and why the man hid money in David's bundle.

2. Describe David's reaction to his bedroom, when he awakens the first time.

3. Why was it so important for David to clean himself so thoroughly?

4. Explain why David knows so many languages, and how this might be able to help him.

5. Explain why the man on the ship does not turn David in, and how he helps him to escape.

6. What happens to David's clothes, and what is the result of this? How does he feel?

7. Describe the scene with the man who loses his glasses. What does David do, what is the couple's response, and why is it disturbing for David?

8. Describe David's first prayer.

9. Describe how David comes to own a mirror, and his reaction to his own reflection.

10. Describe David's response to his new surroundings, and why they are so powerful.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, the value of freedom and independent choice is a primary theme in the novel. Choose one of the following examples, and discuss it in detail. Explain not only the situation, but how the situation embodies the theme of freedom and value of independent thought.

• David's reaction to Angelo's dilemma of whom to marry

• David's decision to walk across the road on page 35.

• David's letter to Giovanni and his wife

Essay Topic 2

There is heavy use of symbolism by Anne Holm within the novel. Discuss the use of and meaning of a king, "the man", and the compass in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

There are several instances in the book where the author uses scenery and seasons as metaphors for times within David's own life. This is particularly true in Chapter Seven, as winter gives way to spring. Explain how Anne Holm uses these seasons as metaphors for David's own life.

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