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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. Who came to pick the boy up from the police station?

2. In David's life, who has always been in control of everything?

3. David is taken to a psychiatrist, what name does the psychiatrist insist on calling David?

4. What was a normal part of the evening routine at the Pelzer household?

5. What does David spend hours doing once he receives his new clothes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the bicycle a symbol of to David?

2. Why does David dread commercial breaks?

3. When the judge asked David where he wanted to live, David became overwhelmed by two emotions towards his mother. What were they?

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

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

6. What prompts the psychiatrist to report that David has anger issues?

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

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

9. In New Beginnings, what does Tony do for David?

10. In An Angel named Ms. Gold, why did David feel he should be placed in jail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

David's mother wanted to control him even after he was placed in the foster care system. List several ways she was able to "control" David even though she didn't see or have custody of him.

Essay Topic 2

David lived with many different foster care parents. David was fortunate, because he was able to stay with three of the families for extended periods of time. Which household--the Catanzes', the Turnboughs', or the Walshes'--provided the best experience for David? Please include three specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Because of the abuse he suffered, David struggles with many fears. Give examples of David's fears and how he overcomes them. Do some of his fears subside as the story progresses? Which fears persist?

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