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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When David gave his note to someone at the trail, how did this person react?
(a) They put it in their pocket.
(b) They told David they were sorry.
(c) They broke down in tears.
(d) They tore it up.

2. After the trial, David is torn. He cannot decide what he wants more, his mother's love or ...?
(a) Freedom from her control.
(b) More new gifts.
(c) To write another note.
(d) Freedom from Ms. Gold.

3. At his trial David wrote a note. To whom did he give the note?
(a) The judge.
(b) Ms. Gold.
(c) His mother.
(d) Aunt Mary

4. Who catches the boy stealing and calls the police?
(a) Russell.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Mark.

5. 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) Rearranging them in his dresser.
(d) Hiding them from the other foster children.

6. Who did David ride to court with for his abuse trial?
(a) His mother.
(b) Ms. Gold.
(c) Aunt Mary.
(d) His father.

7. David wonders if he should have fought his Mother. Whose advice does David seek as he ponders this question?
(a) Rudy Catanze.
(b) Larry Junior.
(c) Lilian Catanze.
(d) Big Larry.

8. David spends several days sitting in his room until Big Larry invites him to go somewhere. Where does he invite him to go?
(a) Bowling.
(b) Shopping.
(c) Canoeing.
(d) Swimming,

9. At David's abuse trial, who did not appear in court?
(a) His father.
(b) David.
(c) His mother.
(d) Ms. Gold.

10. What did David feel like towards his family as he rode to his trial?
(a) A liar.
(b) A hero.
(c) A traitor.
(d) A fool.

11. Why is David relieved when Mr. Zeigler tells him he's going to tell the class about his abuse?
(a) David is a bully and feels sorry for his actions.
(b) David wants everyone to know his mother is mean.
(c) David is ashamed of what they think of him because he had been dirty, ragged, and hungry.
(d) David is afraid of his classmates.

12. How did David react when his visitor didn't show up to the Catanzes'?
(a) He was relieved.
(b) He was happy.
(c) He was devasted.
(d) He acted out.

13. When David is at the hospital, the doctor puts cream on David's arms and tells him it's "too late to cover them." Why would the doctor tell David that?
(a) The injuries required stitches and could not be covered.
(b) The injuries are new.
(c) The injuries are not new and have already left scars.
(d) The injuries aren't severe enough to cover.

14. When David goes on a picnic with the Catanzes who did he meet?
(a) Hundreds of other foster children who used to call the Catanzes home.
(b) His family.
(c) His classmates.
(d) No one, David never went on a picnic with The Catanzes.

15. David is used to stealing food, who does he begin to steal food from while at Aunt Mary's?
(a) His teachers.
(b) His classmates.
(c) Aunt Mary.
(d) The other foster children.

Short Answer Questions

1. David says he used to like school, but he now hates it. Why does David hate school?

2. When Big Larry and David return home, who is angry with them?

3. After his tests at the hospital, David is taken to his first foster care home. Who was his first foster parent?

4. After the trial, David's mother warns him to be 'a good boy! A better boy!' and to have a 'happy life'. What other piece of advice does she give him?

5. Where did David fear he would be returning to after his abuse trial?

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