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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. David had mixed emotions about his abuse being reported. Who was he afraid would be angry when they found out?
(a) His teachers.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His brothers.

2. Where did the boy often have to sit for hours?
(a) The couch.
(b) The kitchen table.
(c) The basement stairs.
(d) The front porch.

3. After David leaves Aunt Mary's who were his first 'permanent' foster parents?
(a) Ms. Gold.
(b) Big Larry.
(c) Lilian and Rudy Catanze.
(d) Roevra and Stephen Pelzer.

4. Where does the boy end up when he leaves the Pelzer household?
(a) The pizza bar.
(b) The church.
(c) The supermarket.
(d) The Russian River.

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

6. Who became David's best friend during his time at Aunt Mary's house?
(a) Mother.
(b) Mr. Zeigler.
(c) Aunt Mary .
(d) Ms. Gold.

7. Why doesn't David want Ms. Gold to tell the court about his abuse?
(a) She was the one abusing him.
(b) He told her lies.
(c) She told him she was going to lie.
(d) He's afraid his mother will hurt him.

8. What was David's response when the judge asked him where he would like to live?
(a) David says he wants to live with his mother.
(b) David says he wants to live with the judge.
(c) David says he wants to live with Ms. Gold.
(d) David says he wants to live with his father.

9. What 'game' did David discover when he tried to make his telephone call.
(a) That he dialed the wrong number.
(b) That his mother had moved.
(c) That his mother changed the telephone number.
(d) That Ms. Gold was no longer his foster parent.

10. When David first arrives at Aunt Mary's, he is very hyperactive. What causes this sudden surge of energy?
(a) It is his first experience of freedom.
(b) He is always hyperactive.
(c) He is happy to finally be home.
(d) He had too much candy at the hospital.

11. David and the other children at Aunt Mary's house like to steal what items from the grocery store?
(a) Candy bars.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Books.
(d) Toys.

12. What does his mother make the boy do in order to prove he didn't steal any food?
(a) Sit on the steps.
(b) Take laxatives.
(c) Stand in the corner.
(d) Throw up.

13. Why does David feel that Ms. Gold is his angel?
(a) She is his mother.
(b) She is his foster parent.
(c) She is mean to him.
(d) She is kind to him.

14. Later in the evening, when David and Big Larry got into trouble, who did David try to call?
(a) Aunt Mary.
(b) His mother.
(c) Ms. Gold.
(d) His father.

15. Who was Ms. Gold?
(a) David's mother.
(b) David's foster parent.
(c) David's aunt.
(d) David's social worker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did David discover when Big Larry and he returned home?

2. Who did David stick-up for at the Catanzes'?

3. How old was the boy when he was first placed into foster care?

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

5. David is taken to a psychiatrist, what name does the psychiatrist insist on calling David?

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