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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What doesn't the psychiatrist allow David to do?
2. 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?
3. What was a normal part of the evening routine at the Pelzer household?
4. What other foster child takes David to the movies and the park?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. After his mother's visit to Aunt Mary's, David changed the story he told Ms. Gold. Why did David change his story?
2. 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?
3. What is Ms. Gold's response in The Trial when David asks what will happen to his brothers?
4. Why does David's father allow the abuse to persist?
5. Why does David dread commercial breaks?
6. What makes the note David wrote in The Trial significant?
7. After David's custody trial, what does he say to Ms. Gold?
8. In the chapter entitled Adrift, what did David think when his visitor didn't show up at the appointed time?
9. In The Run Away Chapter, why does David thrive for the hours he is away from the house?
10. What is the bicycle a symbol of to David?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the book, David states that his brothers were still living with his mother. Using examples from the book, do you feel that the other Pelzer children should or should not have been placed in the foster care system? What did the foster system represent to the Pelzer family?
Essay Topic 2
In what ways do the chapter titles provide insights into the story's themes? Where the titles important? How do they help one understand what is happening in the story?
Essay Topic 3
How did growing up in the foster care system shape David's life? Would he have had the same experiences had he grown up in his mother's home? Why/Why not?
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