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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On the day that David runs late for the hospital, what lie does David tell his father?
(a) That the doctor says he is going to be okay.
(b) That he is leaving in an hour.
(c) That his brothers are coming to visit.
(d) That his mother is coming to visit.

2. What is the date of the second chapter "Fly Away?"
(a) October 1, 1979.
(b) August 1, 1979.
(c) August 24, 1979.
(d) October 24, 1979.

3. According to David, what word is associated with the highest compliment that his father could give him?
(a) Son.
(b) Survivor.
(c) Slugger.
(d) Tiger.

4. Why does David refuse to say anything bad about his mother to the nurse?
(a) Because she will deny everything.
(b) Because she will die.
(c) Because he claims no one wins against her.
(d) Because she is sick.

5. While staying with his father in the hospital, David goes to see his mother. Who answers the door at his mother's house?
(a) Kevin.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) Russell.
(d) Stan.

6. What are the two names that David calls his mother?
(a) Mommy and Mom.
(b) Mother and The Monster.
(c) Mom and The Monster.
(d) Mommy and The Mother.

7. What book written by Gary Powers does David spend time reading?
(a) The Sound and the Fury.
(b) Operation Overflight.
(c) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
(d) Animal Farm.

8. Instead of going out during time off from the Air Force, what does David do?
(a) Read.
(b) Lie in bed and cry.
(c) Write letters home.
(d) Call all of his family.

9. After riding his motorcycle to his grandmother's, where does David end up sleeping on the night he arrives?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) In his mother's old bedroom.
(c) At Russell's house.
(d) On the porch.

10. 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 plans to move his father into a nursing home.
(c) Making financial arrangements for hospital bills.
(d) Spending time with his father.

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

12. While at his grandmother's, what CAN'T David do?
(a) Breathe.
(b) Eat.
(c) Relax.
(d) Sleep.

13. According to Aunt Jane, times were different in the past and nicknamed what?
(a) The days of ask nothing.
(b) The days of privacy.
(c) The days of wine and roses.
(d) The days of blind bliss.

14. Who is David's "bunk buddy" in the Air Force?
(a) Mike.
(b) Scott.
(c) John.
(d) Randy.

15. How does David cope with his father's death?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Working.
(c) Cleaning.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to David's mother, who is the man of the house?

2. What item of his father's does David take from the coat in the closet?

3. What is the name of the male nurse that meets David to inform him about his father's condition?

4. After basic training is completed, what position does David get in the Air Force?

5. Where is David at in the beginning of his book?

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