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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 gave his note to someone at the trail, how did this person react?
(a) They tore it up.
(b) They told David they were sorry.
(c) They broke down in tears.
(d) They put it in their pocket.

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

3. How old was the boy when he was first placed into foster care?
(a) 9 years old.
(b) 3 years old.
(c) 12 years old.
(d) 7 years old.

4. Who does David end up spilling his guts to about his abuse after Roerva's visit.
(a) Rudy.
(b) Lilian.
(c) Big Larry.
(d) Tony.

5. When Big Larry and David return home, who is angry with them?
(a) Chris.
(b) Lilian.
(c) Connie.
(d) Larry Junior.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before his court hearing, where does David want to be placed?

2. Who did David ride to court with for his abuse trial?

3. What 'game' did David discover when he tried to make his telephone call.

4. After the trial, David's mother warns him to be 'a good boy! A better boy!' and to have a 'happy life'. What other piece of advice does she give him?

5. The person at the bar gives the boy these two items:

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In the Adrift chapter, why did Chris have fear in his eyes when he talked to David?

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

8. What emotion(s) is David's mother trying to convey when she gives him new toys, clothes, and advice after his trial?

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

10. When David first arrived at Aunt Mary's, what was his response to the other foster children when they asked "what he was in for?"

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