View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lilian tell David about his turtle on the ride home to The Cantanzes' house?
(a) She said it ran away.
(b) She said it died.
(c) She said she gave it to another child.
(d) She said it was soup.

2. What realization did David have after meeting with his father in the "Break Away" chapter?
(a) That he didn't love his father.
(b) That he would see his father the next day.
(c) That he would move in with his father when he turned 18.
(d) That he would never see his father again.

3. What did David's mother tell officials David intentionally did?
(a) She said he intentionally started fires in her home.
(b) She said he intentionally ruined her life.
(c) She said he intentionally stole food.
(d) She said he intentionally hit her.

4. When David is a sophomore in high school, what program does his school place him in?
(a) A vocational program.
(b) An advanced learning program.
(c) A slow learner program.
(d) A work-school program.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When David is 15, he feels that the countdown to his 18th birthday has begun. He knows when he is 18 he will have to leave the foster care system. What step does David take to prepare for this event?

2. What did Johnny Jones dare David to do?

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

4. Gordan visits David in July 1974, what is the purpose of the visit?

5. What does David begin to turn off because of all the drama that's been in his life?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who told David that they would do whatever it takes to help him?

3. When David becomes a model student at the Hill, what does he achieve?

4. When living with the Turnboughs, why did David have an issue with Bruce?

5. Late in the chapter entitled The Defiant One, after David returns to the Catanze's for the second time, what one fact does David cling to when Rudy is yelling at him?

6. In the Break Away chapter, David was living with the Turnboughs again. Did David ever go back and visit his friends on Duinsmoore Drive?

7. 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.

8. How does David react to the school secretary's remarks about foster children?

9. In the Mother's Love chapter, whose house did David refer to as his home?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 804 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample