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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. How old does David say he was when he learned the truth about George?
(a) When he was in the first grade.
(b) About seventeen.
(c) Ten years old.
(d) In the eighth grade.

2. What does Bobbie Lee Taylor warn about men overseas in the war?
(a) They find foreign wives.
(b) They are killing other.
(c) They lose their value in this country.
(d) They are sinners.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When is David's father drafted?

2. Why does David return the flower to Aunt Mae?

3. In "Chapter 2," why does David's father need help in the fields?

4. In "Chapter 3," what does David's father sell along with some seeds?

5. What does Mrs. Watkins threaten to do to David in "Chapter 3"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Chapter 5," what makes David excited about school?

2. Why does David sleep outside in "Chapter 2"?

3. What does David say happened when he had to play with Bruce?

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

5. What does David's father try to do with the land at the new house in "Chapter 2"?

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

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

8. What changes for Aunt Mae after the factory party in "Chapter 5"?

9. What is David's life in school like in the fourth grade?

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

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