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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 moved to his next foster home, Joanne and Michael Nulls, how does Joanne treat David?

2. What do David and his brother agree to do the following day?

3. After David leaves the Jones' foster home, which foster home did he revisit?

4. What did David's new psychiatrist feel David would benefit from reading?

5. Who was David's second visitor at The Hill?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who told David that they would do whatever it takes to help him?

4. What is "The Hill?"

5. In the Mother's Love chapter, whose house did David refer to as his home?

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

7. Why did David join the Air Force?

8. When David becomes a model student at the Hill, what does he achieve?

9. In the Coming Around chapter, David is in high school and making true friends. Who are some of the people David makes friends with when the Walshes move? Please give a brief description of their relationships.

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

David had two main social workers in during his time in foster care. How did the social workers aid David? Were there any instances in which they hindered David? Compare and contrast David's relationships with his case workers.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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