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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David tell Ms. Gold after his mother's visit to Aunt Mary's?
(a) David tells Ms. Gold that he wants to return home.
(b) David tells Ms. Gold that he made everything up.
(c) David tells Ms. Gold that his mother abuses him.
(d) David tells Ms. Gold that he wants to ride his bike.

2. Who tormented David and called him a wimp for not fighting his mother?
(a) Larry Junior.
(b) Big Larry.
(c) Ms. Gold.
(d) Rudy Catanze.

3. What does David spend hours doing once he receives his new clothes?
(a) Cutting them up to design his own style.
(b) Throwing them on the floor.
(c) Hiding them from the other foster children.
(d) Rearranging them in his dresser.

4. In David's life, who has always been in control of everything?
(a) Himself.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His Aunt Mary.

5. After the boy runs away from the Pelzer household, what did he hope?
(a) That things would be the same.
(b) That he could ride his bike.
(c) That they would go on vacation.
(d) That things would be different.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was supposed to visit David at the Catanzes', but never showed up?

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

3. At his trial David wrote a note. To whom did he give the note?

4. What did Ms. Gold recommend to the judge at David's abuse trial?

5. The boy steals this object while at the pizza bar:

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