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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

4. What does David work hard to do when he first arrives at the Hill?
(a) David works hard to cause fights.
(b) David works hard to receive good grades.
(c) David works hard to please his mother.
(d) David works hard to stay away from trouble.

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

6. Why does David want to keep his friendship with John?
(a) He feels sorry for John.
(b) John threatened him.
(c) John is his only friend.
(d) He is scared of John.

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

8. How many days did the judge sentence David to stay at the Hill.
(a) 34 days.
(b) 100 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 365 days.

9. 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 play a game with him.
(c) They avoid him.
(d) They look at him differently.

10. In order to stay friends, what task does John ask David to complete?
(a) He asks him to run away.
(b) He asks him to let the air out of the teachers tires.
(c) He asks him to start a fight.
(d) He asks him to bust out the windows of a car.

11. 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 Trailerpark.'
(b) He calls it 'The Cookie-cutter.'
(c) He calls it 'The Ghetto.'
(d) He calls it 'The Leave it to Beaver' neighborhood.

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

13. What does David begin to turn off because of all the drama that's been in his life?
(a) His emotions.
(b) His understanding,
(c) His fears.
(d) His hearing,

14. Who do Carlos and David bump into while at an elementary school near their middle school?
(a) Russell, David's brother.
(b) Kevin, David's brother.
(c) John, David's brother.
(d) Rick, David's brother.

15. What does David realize when Carlos and he see his brother?
(a) That his brother is now the one being abused.
(b) That his brother is now in foster care.
(c) That his brother hates him.
(d) That his brother is living with their father.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. After his punishment for the Johnny Jones task, what does David do on an impulse?

4. After trying to meet with his brother the second day, David and Carlos run. What did David fear was going to happen?

5. What did Uncle Lee say destroyed Stephen?

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