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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Trial.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When David is taken to the hospital, who checks each room before he enters to make sure Mother isn't there?
(a) His father.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A nurse.

2. What did the boy promise his father on the ride home from the police station?
(a) To be a good boy.
(b) To go to bed.
(c) To run away.
(d) To play outside.

3. How did David's mother react at the trial?
(a) She was happy to have him out of her life.
(b) She gave him up without a fight.
(c) She was arrested and thrown in jail.
(d) She denied everything and blamed it all on David.

4. What did David's mother say at the trial?
(a) She said David was bad.
(b) She said nothing.
(c) She said she did abuse him.
(d) She said she loved David.

5. What did the note David wrote during the trial say?
(a) That he was sorry.
(b) That he was happy.
(c) That he was angry.
(d) That he was tired.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came to pick the boy up from the police station?

2. Where did the boy often have to sit for hours?

3. What is "The Boy's" real name?

4. Ms. Gold tells David that if he doesn't tell the truth, he will have to go back and live with his mother. What somber response does David give her?

5. What does his mother make the boy do in order to prove he didn't steal any food?

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