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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 does Edith call David when she sees him?

2. Why does David find living with people difficult?

3. Why can David not give the driver the address in Denmark?

4. What does the man give to David once they reach Frankfurt?

5. What does David realize Edith may not be happy about?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the individuals at the farm.

3. Why does David have such difficulty understanding the young boys he has come to live with?

4. Why does David now believe the man kept him in the concentration camp, only to take care of him and eventually let him go?

5. Explain why David is disheartened in this chapter.

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

7. Explain David's opinion about ruling over others.

8. How does David cross into Denmark?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel there is reference to David's eyes. This is later linked in the novel to the eyes of Edith, his mother. Explain what people see when they look into David's eyes, in terms of why they find his eyes do unique. What in David's life has led him to show the expression in his eyes that he shows? Why does his mother have the same eyes? How does the author use this to link not only their genetics, but their experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, David shows himself to be clearly different than other boys. Pick two ways in which David is different, and discuss them in depth. What are these differences? How are they depicted in the novel? What do these differences stem from? Can David overcome them, or does he need to? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In the novel, the word King symbolizes freedom and free will to David, as he knows that countries that have kings are not under the control of "them". Later in the novel, when he is in his darkest hour, he is befriended by a dog, who he names "King". Describe how the dog's final actions in the novel affirm the concept that the word "king" symbolizes both free will and freedom.

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