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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) David begins stealing.
(b) David does nothing to prepare for this event.
(c) David begins begging for an allowance.
(d) David begins working.

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

3. Who called David the day before he left for the Air Force?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) Alice.
(d) Ms. Gold.

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

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

6. Who did David think of when he was aboard a 747 heading for his new life?
(a) Jody Jones.
(b) Michael Marsh.
(c) Stephen Pelzer.
(d) Alice Turnbough.

7. Where did Rudy threaten to take David if he didn't change his attitude?
(a) The Hall.
(b) The Hill.
(c) The Big House.
(d) The Garage.

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

9. David's father says he can forgive David for causing the family problems, but what can't he forgive him for?
(a) He can't forgive him for 'starting a fire.'
(b) He can't forgive him for his divorce.
(c) He can't forgive him for running away.
(d) He can't forgive him for going to the Hill.

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

11. 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) None, he loves school.
(b) Girls.
(c) His motorbike.
(d) Working to earn money.

12. 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.

13. David begins to see a new psychiatrist during his time with the Turnboughs. Who is his new doctor?
(a) Donald Roberson.
(b) Stephen Pelzer.
(c) Alice Turnbough.
(d) Harold Turnbough.

14. Why did David quit school?
(a) He didn't quit school.
(b) He got a job selling cars.
(c) He moved to a new foster care home.
(d) He got a job as a firefighter.

15. 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 it died.
(c) She said she gave it to another child.
(d) She said it was soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who drove David to the Hill?

2. What was David's father afraid would happen if his co-workers found out his son started a fire?

3. How does David describe the new neighborhood that he and his foster family move to in the "Coming Around" chapter?

4. How does David feel when he's moved to the new wing at the Hill?

5. Who becomes David's probation officer?

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