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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 did David and Harold begin to argue over in the "Coming Around" chapter?

2. How many days did the judge sentence David to stay at the Hill.

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

4. Where did David have to sleep at The Turnboughs?

5. After the Johnny Jones task, David meets with Ms. Gold. What does he tell her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In the Break Away chapter, David visits the Russian River once again. What did David take with him, and why was it important?

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

8. Give an example to support David's belief that his time at the Hill was a positive experience.

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

David's mother wanted to control him even after he was placed in the foster care system. List several ways she was able to "control" David even though she didn't see or have custody of him.

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