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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did David and Harold begin to argue over in the "Coming Around" chapter?
(a) The car.
(b) The reading lamp.
(c) The way David completed his chores.
(d) The couch.

2. When David is 17, he becomes bored with school. He knows he will be leaving the foster care system soon and has a more important interest. What interest is more important to him than school?
(a) His motorbike.
(b) Working to earn money.
(c) Girls.
(d) None, he loves school.

3. When David is a sophomore in high school, what program does his school place him in?
(a) A work-school program.
(b) A vocational program.
(c) An advanced learning program.
(d) A slow learner program.

4. Who becomes David's probation officer?
(a) Stephen Pelzer.
(b) Carl Miguel.
(c) Gordon Hutcheson.
(d) Ms. Gold.

5. After David left the Nulls', he was placed with Vera and Jody Jones. How far was their home from his mother's home?
(a) Their home was more than a mile from his mother's home.
(b) Their home 100 miles from his mother's home.
(c) Their home was 25 miles from his mother's home.
(d) Their home was less than a mile from his mother's home.

6. At David's new foster home in the "Coming Around" chapter, the foster parents decided to move. What did David assume would happen when they moved?
(a) He would be placed in a new foster home.
(b) He would move with them.
(c) He assumed nothing, because the family didn't move.
(d) He would move to his mother's.

7. After David leaves the Turnbough house, who does he move in with?
(a) The Walshes.
(b) The Jones.
(c) The Cantanzes.
(d) The Smiths.

8. What happened to David when he called a girl a 'horror'?
(a) Her brother beat him up after school.
(b) The girl told her parents, and David went to the Hill.
(c) Nothing, The girl thought it was funny.
(d) The girl told the teacher, and David got detention.

9. When David is moved to his next foster home, Joanne and Michael Nulls, how does Joanne treat David?
(a) She treats David like a baby.
(b) She treats David like a husband.
(c) She treats David like a friend.
(d) She treats David like a dog.

10. Who was David's second visitor at The Hill?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brother.
(c) Lilian.
(d) His father.

11. What was David's father afraid would happen if his co-workers found out his son started a fire?
(a) He was afraid they would stop talking to him.
(b) He was afraid they would tease him.
(c) He was afraid they would throw him a party.
(d) He was afraid it would hurt his career.

12. What grade is David getting ready to enter when he lives with the Catanzes?
(a) 4th grade.
(b) 5th grade.
(c) 7th grade.
(d) 6th grade.

13. Why was David removed from the Nulls' home?
(a) They were having a baby.
(b) They were moving.
(c) They lost their foster parent license.
(d) They were getting a divorce.

14. What did Lilian tell David about his turtle on the ride home to The Cantanzes' house?
(a) She said it ran away.
(b) She said she gave it to another child.
(c) She said it was soup.
(d) She said it died.

15. What information does David's second visitor at the Hill tell him?
(a) That his mother wants him back.
(b) That his mother is trying to have him put in a mental institution.
(c) This second visitor wants David to live with them.
(d) That David will be asked to leave the Hill soon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did David think of when he was aboard a 747 heading for his new life?

2. What wing in the Hill was David eventually moved to?

3. What does David begin to turn off because of all the drama that's been in his life?

4. One day, David arrives at school and sees that John had attempted to go through with the plan. What happens as a result?

5. Who drove David to the Hill?

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