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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What doesn't the psychiatrist allow David to do?
(a) Sit quietly.
(b) Play games.
(c) Hate his mother.
(d) Ask questions.

2. Why is David relieved when Mr. Zeigler tells him he's going to tell the class about his abuse?
(a) David wants everyone to know his mother is mean.
(b) David is a bully and feels sorry for his actions.
(c) David is ashamed of what they think of him because he had been dirty, ragged, and hungry.
(d) David is afraid of his classmates.

3. When David recanted his statements about his abuse, he felt alone. What did he later find out?
(a) That he should have gone back to his mother's home.
(b) That many abused children feel the same way.
(c) That he was bad.
(d) That he was alone.

4. Who tormented David and called him a wimp for not fighting his mother?
(a) Rudy Catanze.
(b) Ms. Gold.
(c) Big Larry.
(d) Larry Junior.

5. David is used to stealing food, who does he begin to steal food from while at Aunt Mary's?
(a) The other foster children.
(b) Aunt Mary.
(c) His teachers.
(d) His classmates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the boy desperately want from his parents?

2. What decision did the judge come to regarding David's custody arrangements?

3. What does Roevra bring David on her visit to the Catanzes'?

4. Ms. Gold tells David that if he doesn't tell the truth, he will have to go back and live with his mother. What somber response does David give her?

5. David spends several days sitting in his room until Big Larry invites him to go somewhere. Where does he invite him to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. After David's custody trial, what does he say to Ms. Gold?

2. In The Run Away Chapter, why does David thrive for the hours he is away from the house?

3. Why does David's father allow the abuse to persist?

4. What item becomes David's obsession at The Catanze's?

5. Why is the date August 21, 1973 important to David?

6. What is Ms. Gold's response in The Trial when David asks what will happen to his brothers?

7. In An Angel named Ms. Gold, how did David react when Aunt Mary grabbed his arm?

8. David notes in the chapter entitled Adrift, that Rudy seems angry at him. Why is Rudy angry with David?

9. In Chapter 1, David gives a description of his home life and calls himself his "Mother's prisoner." Give three examples of how David was his "Mother's prisoner."

10. Why does David dread commercial breaks?

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