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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. Where does David like to drop things?
(a) The recycling bin.
(b) The fish tank.
(c) The toilet.
(d) The trash can.
2. Which of the following is the subject of an unfinished drawing in Catherine's room?
(a) A landscape.
(b) An orchard.
(c) A castle.
(d) A zoo.
3. What is Catherine's aspiration?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Professional artist.
(c) Speech therapist.
(d) Teacher.
4. Catherine puts headphones on Jason so that he can hear ___________________.
(a) An opera.
(b) A comedy routine.
(c) A baseball game.
(d) Rock music.
5. What does David like?
(a) Poems.
(b) Pens.
(c) Rules.
(d) Hats.
Short Answer Questions
1. What video is David watching when Catherine is babysitting him?
2. Why does David get upset if their father is a little bit late coming home from work?
3. What is the status of the Petersons' marriage?
4. David is obsessed with the five o'clock arrival of whom/what?
5. When Dad arrives home, what does Catherine tell Dad that he needs to get for David?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why are Catherine and Jason able to form a close bond pretty quickly?
2. In what ways are Catherine and Jason alike? What is Catherine's apprehension about a friendship between them?
3. Describe David's occupational therapy visits.
4. Why is the video store David's favorite place to go?
5. Why are Catherine's feelings of dread and embarrassment regarding her brother typical of a young pre-teen like Catherine?
6. Why does David bring Catherine an unwound cassette tape and what does Kristi say about David that angers Catherine?
7. How does the author show Kristi's character?
8. Describe David's behavior when Dad does not arrive home at exactly five o'clock.
9. Where is Catherine trying to get David to go and what is David's special challenge?
10. Why is Dad's arrival time at home so critical for David?
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