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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. From whose arms did Gordan have to physically remove David when it was time to leave?

2. Who was the superintendent of the Hill's C-Wing?

3. What did David's mother tell officials David intentionally did?

4. Where did Rudy threaten to take David if he didn't change his attitude?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What is "The Hill?"

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

6. Why did David join the Air Force?

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

8. What two items did David accidentally leave behind at the Catanze's?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was David singled out for his mother's abuse? Given what you know from reading the story, how did the abuse affect the other family members?

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

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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