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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. In order to stay friends, what task does John ask David to complete?

2. What did Lilian bring with her on her visit to the Hill?

3. At David's new foster home in the "Coming Around" chapter, the foster parents decided to move. What did David assume would happen when they moved?

4. What does David realize when Carlos and he see his brother?

5. While at the Turnboughs, why does David only wash his clothes on Saturdays and Sundays?

Short Essay Questions

1. David is again placed with the Turnboughs. David informs Alice that this is where he belongs. One day David realizes that he cannot preform a simple life skills task, and begs Alice to teach him. What was the task, and what happened when David attempted the task?

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

3. Why didn't anyone believe David when he said he didn't start the fire?

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

5. What is "The Hill?"

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

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

8. In the chapter entitled The Defiant One, David is on a quest for friendships. Where does this quest lead him?

9. In the Estranged chapter, when David is being removed from the Catanzes', Gordan tells David he should feel fortunate to have been with one family for so long, and that David shouldn't complain about the move. Why did Gordan say this to David?

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

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 2

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 3

When David became a foster child, he lacked many social norms. For instance, David didn't know you should knock on someone's door before entering their house. How did other characters in the story teach David social and foster care norms? What did this do for David on a broader scale?

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