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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 other foster child takes David to the movies and the park?
(a) Rudy Catanze.
(b) Larry Junior.
(c) Big Larry.
(d) Christopher.

2. David hugs his mother good-bye after his trial. How did David feel about the hug?
(a) He felt like it was a mistake.
(b) He felt it was fake.
(c) He felt nothing.
(d) He felt it was sincere.

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

4. How does Lilian punish David when he breaks her rules?
(a) She beats him.
(b) She grounds him.
(c) She makes him sleep in the garage.
(d) She locks him in a room.

5. When David is at the hospital, the doctor puts cream on David's arms and tells him it's "too late to cover them." Why would the doctor tell David that?
(a) The injuries aren't severe enough to cover.
(b) The injuries are new.
(c) The injuries are not new and have already left scars.
(d) The injuries required stitches and could not be covered.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the boy runs away from the Pelzer household, what did he hope?

2. David and the other children at Aunt Mary's house like to steal what items from the grocery store?

3. When David gave his note to someone at the trail, how did this person react?

4. After David leaves Aunt Mary's who were his first 'permanent' foster parents?

5. When David makes his telephone call, he is too scared to dial the numbers. Who dialed the number for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the chapter entitled Adrift, what did David think when his visitor didn't show up at the appointed time?

2. In the chapter entitled Adrift, there are several instances where David wanted to talk to Lilian. What emotions inhibited the conversations from happening.

3. 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?

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

5. Why does David dread commercial breaks?

6. David and Big Larry come up with a plan. What was the plan called, and what were the details of the plan?

7. In An Angel named Ms. Gold, what did the police officer tell David's mother?

8. What makes the note David wrote in The Trial significant?

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

10. In The Run Away Chapter, why does David feel he deserves his punishments?

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