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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 becomes David's probation officer?
2. What does David begin to turn off because of all the drama that's been in his life?
3. What does David realize when Carlos and he see his brother?
4. After David leaves the Jones' foster home, which foster home did he revisit?
5. What plan does John concoct that David eagerly goes along with and brags about to his classmates?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who told David that they would do whatever it takes to help him?
2. Why did David ask to be removed from the Walshes' household?
3. When David goes to court, what does his lawyer tell the judge?
4. 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?
5. When David is living with the Nulls, what does he do for Joanne when she is upset?
6. Give an example to support David's belief that his time at the Hill was a positive experience.
7. What is "The Hill?"
8. How does David react to the school secretary's remarks about foster children?
9. In the chapter entitled The Defiant One, David is on a quest for friendships. Where does this quest lead him?
10. In the Estranged chapter, David meets his brother and they decide to meet again the next day. Describe in detail what happened when David tried to find his brother after school the next day.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
David has to visit a psychiatrist while at the Catanzes'. Later, while living with the Turnboughs, David visits a second psychiatrist, Donald Roberson. Compare and contrast the two psychiatrists using examples from the story to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
In what ways did David keep his emotions to himself? Where there any instances in which David expressed his emotions? Citing examples from the story, explain how and why David kept his emotions pent up.
Essay Topic 3
A common theme throughout David's life is the belief that he deserved the abuse he received from his mother. David later finds out that many children who are abused also have these same feelings. How did this thinking pattern affect David throughout his life? Did David ever release himself from this "I deserve abuse" mind-set? Cite examples to support your answer.
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