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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David say happened to him when Bruce and his friends found him crying?
(a) They told his dad.
(b) They beat him up.
(c) They took him home.
(d) They tossed him in the river.

2. Why does Mrs. Watkins make David stand up in "Chapter 3"?
(a) Because he is the last student to sit down.
(b) Because his hair is messy.
(c) Because his pants are wet.
(d) Because his homework is late.

3. At the end of "Chapter 5," what does David realize about himself?
(a) He is tired.
(b) He sat down.
(c) He is running.
(d) He is crying.

4. What does David say happened to George after he and Aunt Mae broke up?
(a) George went back to college.
(b) George opened a car wash.
(c) George started dating her sister.
(d) George moved away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Chapter 4," who asks Aunt Mae about why she didn't go up on Bobbie Lee Taylor's stage?

2. What does Aunt Mae pack David's lunches in?

3. What does Mrs. Watkins tell David when the ambulance takes her away after trying to break down the door?

4. What is David's response in "Chapter 2" after learning his father wants him to help with the crops?

5. How do the women decorate their hair for the party in "Chapter 5"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does David say his father wanted him to hang out with other boys as a child?

2. How does David feel about Mrs. Watkins?

3. Why do David's mother and father argue in "Chapter 2"?

4. How does the propeller factory affect David's town?

5. How does David react to learning that his father died in the war?

6. What is the breakfast like that Aunt Mae prepares in "Chapter 3"?

7. What does David say happened to George and Mae's relationship?

8. What does the strange woman at the end of "Chapter 4" tell David's family?

9. In "Chapter 3," what does David do when he returns home from school?

10. How does Aunt Mae attract attention to herself at the factory party?

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