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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to David's mother, he is not a person. What is he?
(a) An animal.
(b) An object.
(c) A thing.
(d) A waste.

2. What memory does David have upon walking into his grandmother's home?
(a) Spending the night to get away from his mother.
(b) Going over for Easter dinner.
(c) Going over for Sunday brunches.
(d) Going over with his mother and brothers to decorate her Christmas tree.

3. What happened to the home of David's mother while he was in Egypt?
(a) It was struck by lightening and burned down.
(b) She sold it.
(c) It went into foreclosure.
(d) Stan accidently burned it down.

4. According to David, who is the only one who can save his father?
(a) No one can save him.
(b) God.
(c) David.
(d) His father.

5. Who is David's aviation mentor?
(a) Michael Marsh.
(b) Scott Trinder.
(c) Timothy Michaels.
(d) Michael Timmons.

6. What decision does David make during the summer of 1978?
(a) To contact his brothers.
(b) To become a car salesman.
(c) To quit high school.
(d) To see his mother.

7. Who does David find out has died while he was in Egypt?
(a) Uncle Dan.
(b) His mother.
(c) Russell.
(d) Stan.

8. What does David describe his knight-in-shining-armor plans as?
(a) Idiotic pipe dreams.
(b) A waste.
(c) Stupid selfishness.
(d) Self-sacrificing horridity.

9. Who goes to the hospital with David to see his father for the first time?
(a) His mother.
(b) Stan.
(c) Alice.
(d) Russell.

10. What is the name of David's social worker?
(a) Ms. Smith.
(b) Ms. Gold.
(c) Ms. Free.
(d) Ms. Silver.

11. Where does the book begin?
(a) Russian RIver, California.
(b) San Francisco, California.
(c) Daly City, California.
(d) Red River, California.

12. After basic training is completed, what position does David get in the Air Force?
(a) A cook.
(b) A fireman.
(c) A pilot.
(d) A gunner.

13. Where is David's plane landing at the end of the second chapter "Fly Away?"
(a) San Antonio.
(b) Denver.
(c) Dallas.
(d) San Francisco.

14. According to the nurse, what is David's first priority relating to his father's stay in the hospital?
(a) Making funeral arrangements.
(b) Making financial arrangements for hospital bills.
(c) Spending time with his father.
(d) Making plans to move his father into a nursing home.

15. What does David want his mother to do to him?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Hug him.
(c) Tell him she loves him.
(d) Give him a bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David's grandmother compare talking about the past to?

2. What is the first thing David does upon returning from Egypt?

3. What does David's mother tell her mother (David's grandmother) that David did when he visited?

4. How long is David heavily sedated due to his illness?

5. What was the date that David was placed into protective custody?

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