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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. When David goes on a picnic with the Catanzes who did he meet?
(a) No one, David never went on a picnic with The Catanzes.
(b) His family.
(c) Hundreds of other foster children who used to call the Catanzes home.
(d) His classmates.

2. During David's visit with his mother, Aunt Mary leaves the room to answer the telephone. What does Mother do when she is alone with David?
(a) She grabs him by the arm and tells him he's caused the family enormous trouble.
(b) She grabs him by the arm and tells him she loves him.
(c) She gives him hugs and kisses.
(d) She hits him and tells David he's been a bad boy.

3. When David left the courtroom, his mother loaded him down with toys and clothes. He enjoyed these gifts, but cherished something else more. What was it?
(a) Ms. Gold's gifts.
(b) The hug with his mother.
(c) The attention he received in the courtroom.
(d) His mother's money.

4. When the story begins, what was the boy forced to sleep on?
(a) A cot.
(b) A bed.
(c) The steps.
(d) The floor.

5. Who catches the boy stealing and calls the police?
(a) Father.
(b) Mark.
(c) Mother.
(d) Russell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who alerted authorities that David was being abused?

2. Who saw Big Larry and David ride past their house?

3. What medical condition did Chris have?

4. How much money did Lillian Catanze receive to buy David clothes?

5. How does Lilian punish David when he breaks her rules?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts the psychiatrist to report that David has anger issues?

2. In An Angel named Ms. Gold, why did David feel he should be placed in jail?

3. Why does David dread commercial breaks?

4. 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."

5. In New Beginnings, what does Tony do for David?

6. In The Trial, what does Ms. Gold tell David on the way to his trial?

7. What is the bicycle a symbol of to David?

8. After his mother's visit to Aunt Mary's, David changed the story he told Ms. Gold. Why did David change his story?

9. Why didn't David understand simple terms, such as "grounded?"

10. In New Beginnings, David tells about some of the torment his mother put him through. What did David feel was an accident when he didn't finish the dishes fast enough?

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