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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. When David is 17, he becomes bored with school. He knows he will be leaving the foster care system soon and has a more important interest. What interest is more important to him than school?

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

3. David's father says he can forgive David for causing the family problems, but what can't he forgive him for?

4. After his punishment for the Johnny Jones task, what does David do on an impulse?

5. What plan does John concoct that David eagerly goes along with and brags about to his classmates?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the Estranged chapter, when David sees Russell, his brother, why doesn't David tell that he thinks Russell is now being abused?

3. Why did David join the Air Force?

4. Give an example to support David's belief that his time at the Hill was a positive experience.

5. When David is living with the Nulls, what does he do for Joanne when she is upset?

6. 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.

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

8. While at the Hill, what did the mental health person want David to do?

9. Why did David feel responsible for the Nulls' divorce?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe David's relationship with his father, then compare and contrast it with David's relationship with his mother. Why does David's father act the way he does? What might a reader assume about David's father from evidence provided in the book?

Essay Topic 2

There are many instances during "The Lost Boy" where David describes his mother's actions. During many of these descriptions, she is cold and removed from David. Rarely is she ever kind to David. Citing specific examples, describe five of Roevra's actions toward her son. Where her actions toward David justified? Did Roevra ever apologize or explain her actions toward David?

Essay Topic 3

When his mother hugged him, David said he wanted to hold onto what he felt at that moment forever. Explain why David would want to hold onto this moment. Were there any other instances of moments David wanted to relive? Why was this moment significant?

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