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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 the train ride in "Chapter 1" remind David of?
(a) His birthday.
(b) A book he read as a child.
(c) Christmas as a child.
(d) Traveling with his father.

2. What does David remember Bruce doing the first time they play together?
(a) Bruce threw his hat in the water.
(b) Bruce made him eat dirt.
(c) Bruce handcuffed him to a chair.
(d) Bruce kicked him out of the house.

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

4. In "Chapter 3," why does David stop on the way to school to write?
(a) Because he wants to write a note to a friend.
(b) Because he wants to write a novel.
(c) Because someone asked him to write a song.
(d) Because he forgot his homework.

5. Who finds work at the propeller factory?
(a) Unemployed mechanics.
(b) Children.
(c) Mostly women.
(d) Young men.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does David's mother learn that David's father died in the war?

3. What does David say happened to him when Bruce and his friends found him crying?

4. In "Chapter 4," why are the mechanic shops closed?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Watkins feel about David?

2. How does David feel about Mrs. Watkins?

3. What is the party like at the factory in "Chapter 5"?

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

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

6. How does Aunt Mae feel after attending the factory party?

7. What is David's new house like in "Chapter 2"?

8. In "Chapter 3," why does David get in trouble at school?

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

10. What happens when David's father is drafted?

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