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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. After the failed plan, where does David spend the night?
(a) In John's clubhouse.
(b) At Ms. Gold's.
(c) In John's bedroom.
(d) At the park.

2. Why did David quit school?
(a) He didn't quit school.
(b) He got a job selling cars.
(c) He got a job as a firefighter.
(d) He moved to a new foster care home.

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

4. Who drove David to the Hill?
(a) Mother.
(b) Rudy.
(c) Ms. Gold.
(d) Lilian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. David begins to see a new psychiatrist during his time with the Turnboughs. Who is his new doctor?

2. Summer is over and David returns to school. Who 'befriends' David?

3. What special task do the Turnboughs do for David?

4. Where did David have to sleep at The Turnboughs?

5. How did David really feel about the plan he was bragging about to his classmates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did David ask to be removed from the Walshes' household?

2. What is "The Hill?"

3. Why didn't anyone believe David when he said he didn't start the fire?

4. In the chapter entitled The Defiant One, David is on a quest for friendships. Where does this quest lead him?

5. In the Break Away chapter, David visits the Russian River once again. What did David take with him, and why was it important?

6. Where did David go after the Johnny Jones incident?

7. What information did Uncle Lee give to David about Stephen, his father?

8. In the Coming Around chapter, David is in high school and making true friends. Who are some of the people David makes friends with when the Walshes move? Please give a brief description of their relationships.

9. In the Estranged chapter, when David is being removed from the Catanzes', Gordan tells David he should feel fortunate to have been with one family for so long, and that David shouldn't complain about the move. Why did Gordan say this to David?

10. When David goes to court, what does his lawyer tell the judge?

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