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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plan does John concoct that David eagerly goes along with and brags about to his classmates?
(a) To play a prank on a classmate.
(b) To run away together.
(c) To beat up a teacher.
(d) To burn down Mr. Smith's classroom.

2. After the failed plan, what does David beg John to do?
(a) He asks him to lie.
(b) He asks him to stay the night.
(c) He asks him to run away.
(d) He asks him to tell the truth.

3. What was the occupation of David's Father?
(a) He was a police officer.
(b) He was a firefighter.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a teacher.

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

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

6. What did Lilian bring with her on her visit to the Hill?
(a) She brought David new clothes.
(b) She brought David's pet turtle.
(c) She brought David's bike.
(d) She brought David's brothers.

7. What did David's mother tell officials David intentionally did?
(a) She said he intentionally ruined her life.
(b) She said he intentionally hit her.
(c) She said he intentionally stole food.
(d) She said he intentionally started fires in her home.

8. What wing in the Hill was David eventually moved to?
(a) The C-Wing.
(b) The D-Wing.
(c) The A-Wing.
(d) The F-Wing.

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

10. While at the Turnboughs, why does David only wash his clothes on Saturdays and Sundays?
(a) That's his scheduled time to wash his clothes.
(b) He doesn't like washing clothes, and is forced to do it then.
(c) He knows the social workers won't come on those days.
(d) Those are the only days he's home.

11. 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 bust out the windows of a car.
(c) He asks him to start a fight.
(d) He asks him to let the air out of the teachers tires.

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

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

14. After the Johnny Jones task, David meets with Ms. Gold. What does he tell her?
(a) He tells her to take him back to his mother.
(b) He tells her he hates her.
(c) He tells her he is constantly afraid.
(d) He tells her he dislikes Lilian.

15. After David leaves the Jones' foster home, which foster home did he revisit?
(a) The Turnboughs'.
(b) The Golds'.
(c) The Nulls'.
(d) The Cantanzes'.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many days did the judge sentence David to stay at the Hill.

2. Why does David want to keep his friendship with John?

3. After David leaves the Turnbough house, who does he move in with?

4. On Saturdays, what in special event did David and Alice partake?

5. David's father says he can forgive David for causing the family problems, but what can't he forgive him for?

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