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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. What does David begin to turn off because of all the drama that's been in his life?

2. What did Lilian tell David about his turtle on the ride home to The Cantanzes' house?

3. Who called David the day before he left for the Air Force?

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

5. Who is David's first visitor at the Hill?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did David go after the Johnny Jones incident?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. Why did David ask to be removed from the Walshes' household?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, David states that his brothers were still living with his mother. Using examples from the book, do you feel that the other Pelzer children should or should not have been placed in the foster care system? What did the foster system represent to the Pelzer family?

Essay Topic 2

David had trouble making friends throughout his teenage years. He tells of many instances where he made friends whose goals were to get David into some type of trouble. Explain how David's friendships effected his life. Why did David make the friendships he made? Did the type of friendships he made throughout the story change? If so, how or why? Explain why having a close friend is an essential part of adolescence.

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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