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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 happens after David completes his Johnny Jones task?
2. After the failed plan, what does David beg John to do?
3. Why was David removed from the Nulls' home?
4. Who did David say were his true mother and father?
5. What did David's mother stand up and shout during the hearing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What two items did David accidentally leave behind at the Catanze's?
2. In the Estranged chapter, David meets his brother and they decide to meet again the next day. Describe in detail what happened when David tried to find his brother after school the next day.
3. 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.
4. Why did David feel responsible for the Nulls' divorce?
5. In the chapter entitled The Defiant One, David is on a quest for friendships. Where does this quest lead him?
6. While at the Hill, what did the mental health person want David to do?
7. What is "The Hill?"
8. When David becomes a model student at the Hill, what does he achieve?
9. Where did David go after the Johnny Jones incident?
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
Describe David's relationship with his father, then compare and contrast it with David's relationship with his mother. Why does David's father act the way he does? What might a reader assume about David's father from evidence provided in the book?
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
How did growing up in the foster care system shape David's life? Would he have had the same experiences had he grown up in his mother's home? Why/Why not?
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