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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does David's mother tell her mother (David's grandmother) that David did when he visited?
(a) Made his mother cry.
(b) Stormed into the house and tore it up.
(c) Broke her television.
(d) Slapped his brother.

2. David's grandmother is very hard on Stan. Why is David angry about her lack of patience with Stan?
(a) Stan is mentally retarded.
(b) Stan has Bipolar Disorder.
(c) Stan has Social Anxiety Disorder.
(d) Stan is only 5.

3. Upon entering the hospital to see David's father, what does the smell remind him of?
(a) His grandmother's home.
(b) His mother's death.
(c) Being trapped in a bathroom during his abusive childhood.
(d) Being in the airplane bathroom.

4. While looking at pictures in his mother's bedroom, who is missing in all of the photos?
(a) Russell.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) David and his father.
(d) Kevin.

5. What does David's mother call him?
(a) Animal.
(b) You.
(c) It.
(d) Stupid.

6. What causes David's father to be hospitalized?
(a) Acute Leukemia.
(b) Ideopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Muscular Dystrophy.

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

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

9. While talking to his father in the hospital, why does David say he joined the Air Force?
(a) To get away from his mother.
(b) To become a pilot and prove that he can be successful.
(c) To become a fireman and honor his father.
(d) To follow the military motto and "be all that he can be."

10. What does the enlisting sergeant call David when talking to him about planes?
(a) David.
(b) Pelz.
(c) Dave-O.
(d) Pelz-O.

11. What were the last words Aunt Jane and David's father (right before David enlisted in the Air Force) said when getting off the phone after telling David that "There are no guarantees in life?"
(a) Don't let it consume you.
(b) I love you.
(c) I am so proud of you.
(d) Be yourself.

12. Upon returning to his base after the funeral, what illness does David come down with?
(a) Pertussis.
(b) Mononucleosis.
(c) RSV.
(d) Sinusitis.

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

14. Where does David's grandmother think he should visit while in town?
(a) Her church.
(b) Her psychologist.
(c) Her father's old barber.
(d) The chapel at the Air Force Academy.

15. What is the last thing that David said to his father before he died?
(a) I'll meet you at the river.
(b) I love you.
(c) I'll go pack your things.
(d) I have some papers to sign.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statement does David make at the very end of Chapter 1?

2. What book written by Gary Powers does David spend time reading?

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

4. While speaking about her family, where does David's mother say Ronald is stationed at?

5. Upon first entering the nurse's office, what does the nurse think is wrong with David?

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