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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Watkins threaten to do to David in "Chapter 3"?
(a) Make him move all the desks.
(b) Hit him with a ruler.
(c) Kick him out of school.
(d) Call the authorities.

2. How does the local preacher feel about the Evangelist revival in "Chapter 4"?
(a) He wants to approve it first.
(b) He doesn't know it's in town.
(c) He looks forward to it.
(d) He doesn't like it.

3. What does the band that plays at the factory party do when the war is over?
(a) Breaks up.
(b) Plays for a party at David's house.
(c) Plays wedding receptions.
(d) Finds new members.

4. Why does the house David and his family move into in "Chapter 2" have little furniture?
(a) They were robbed before they moved.
(b) The rented their furniture with the house.
(c) The new house is larger than the old one.
(d) They sold their furniture to make money.

5. What does Mrs. Watkins tell David when the ambulance takes her away after trying to break down the door?
(a) Not to tell anyone.
(b) That he'll be punished.
(c) That she is sorry.
(d) To call her husband.

6. Why does Bobbie Lee Taylor invite people on stage with him?
(a) To ask questions.
(b) To recommit to their religion.
(c) To lead the crowd in prayers.
(d) To shake his hand.

7. Why does David return the flower to Aunt Mae?
(a) Because it smells good.
(b) Because he doesn't want it at school.
(c) Because he wants to give her something too.
(d) Because it's the only one she could grow.

8. How does David say Aunt Mae met George?
(a) He was David's friend.
(b) When her car broke down.
(c) On a walk.
(d) At the movies.

9. At the end of "Chapter 1," what does David watch out his train window?
(a) People getting on the train.
(b) Traffic.
(c) The towns.
(d) The trees.

10. Why does Aunt Mae spend less time at home after the factory party?
(a) She is trying to find a new job.
(b) She is embarassed.
(c) She starts singing with a band.
(d) She picks up extra shifts.

11. Why does David say he would stay inside and play with his train as a child?
(a) He was shy.
(b) There weren't other child around.
(c) He wanted to be near his mother.
(d) He was always in trouble.

12. In "Chapter 4," what is Aunt Mae promoted to at work?
(a) CEO.
(b) Supervisor.
(c) Field operator.
(d) Manager.

13. What is David's response in "Chapter 2" after learning his father wants him to help with the crops?
(a) David pretends to be sick.
(b) David wants to return to school.
(c) David wants to start his own farm.
(d) David can't wait to help.

14. In "Chapter 4," who asks Aunt Mae about why she didn't go up on Bobbie Lee Taylor's stage?
(a) David.
(b) A young boy.
(c) A woman.
(d) Bobbie Lee Taylor.

15. What is the first thing David thinks of when he hears his father died?
(a) His fight with David's mother.
(b) His plot of land.
(c) His face.
(d) The train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does David say Aunt Mae wanted him to stay home from school one more year when he was five?

2. What color is the flower Aunt Mae packs in David's lunch?

3. What does David think is strange about the room Mrs. Watkins takes him to in "Chapter 3"?

4. What does Bobbie Lee Taylor tell the women to write in letters to their husbands who are overseas in the war?

5. In "Chapter 3," what leftovers does David find in his lunch?

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