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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 couch.
(b) The reading lamp.
(c) The way David completed his chores.
(d) The car.

2. 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 25 miles from his mother's home.
(b) Their home 100 miles from his mother's home.
(c) Their home was less than a mile from his mother's home.
(d) Their home was more than a mile from his mother's home.

3. After seeing his brother, David holds up his end of the agreement and tries to meet with him the following day. Who is with his brother?
(a) Carlos.
(b) His mother.
(c) Mrs. Jones.
(d) His father.

4. When David arrives at The Catanzes' house after his release from the Hill, what do the other foster children do?
(a) They avoid him.
(b) They throw him a party.
(c) They play a game with him.
(d) They look at him differently.

5. Who moves into the Turnbough house that David does not like?
(a) Bruce.
(b) Connie.
(c) Alice.
(d) Brian.

6. Summer is over and David returns to school. Who 'befriends' David?
(a) Chris.
(b) John.
(c) Tony.
(d) Benny.

7. How does David feel when he's moved to the new wing at the Hill?
(a) He feels afraid.
(b) He feels sad.
(c) He feels safe.
(d) He feels threaten.

8. Where did David finally find his Father?
(a) At the bus stop.
(b) At the mall.
(c) At the Mission District.
(d) At the firehouse.

9. Who was the superintendent of the Hill's C-Wing?
(a) Rudy Cantanze.
(b) Ms. Gold.
(c) Gordon Hutcheson.
(d) Carl Miguel.

10. After the failed plan, where does David spend the night?
(a) In John's clubhouse.
(b) At the park.
(c) In John's bedroom.
(d) At Ms. Gold's.

11. Gordan visits David in July 1974, what is the purpose of the visit?
(a) To tell David it is time to move.
(b) To tell David he has to go back to his mother's.
(c) To tell David the Cantanzes want to adopt him.
(d) To tell David he is going to be his foster parent.

12. Where did David have to sleep at The Turnboughs?
(a) He had to sleep on the floor.
(b) He had to sleep on a cot.
(c) He had to sleep on the couch.
(d) He had to share a room with a girl.

13. How does David describe the new neighborhood that he and his foster family move to in the "Coming Around" chapter?
(a) He calls it 'The Ghetto.'
(b) He calls it 'The Trailerpark.'
(c) He calls it 'The Leave it to Beaver' neighborhood.
(d) He calls it 'The Cookie-cutter.'

14. David feels that the Turnbough residence will be his final foster home. What does David tear up while he's there?
(a) A note from his mother.
(b) A postcard from his grandmother.
(c) A letter from his father.
(d) The list of address of his previous foster homes.

15. Who is Uncle Lee?
(a) David's father's brother.
(b) David's former foster parent.
(c) David's mother's brother.
(d) A Pelzer family friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David work hard to do when he first arrives at the Hill?

2. What did David's new psychiatrist feel David would benefit from reading?

3. When David is 15, he feels that the countdown to his 18th birthday has begun. He knows when he is 18 he will have to leave the foster care system. What step does David take to prepare for this event?

4. What do David and his brother agree to do the following day?

5. Why did David feel he did well at the juvenile lock-up?

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