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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. Why did David feel he did well at the juvenile lock-up?

2. After trying to meet with his brother the second day, David and Carlos run. What did David fear was going to happen?

3. How does David feel when he's moved to the new wing at the Hill?

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

5. David is sent to live with Harold and Alice Turnbough. What aren't The Turnboughs licensed for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did David join the Air Force?

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

Describe the symbolism represented by David's bicycle. Was the bicycle an important aspect to David's story? How did the bike change David?

Essay Topic 3

David faced many conflicts in the story. How did David overcome these conflicts? Were there any instances in which David had mishandled conflicts? How did David's ability to face conflict change as he grew older?

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