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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the little girl from the neighborhood that David worries about?

2. After earning his crew wings, what will David's position be in the Air Force?

3. What happens after David gives a presentation at his old elementary school?

4. Where is the first place David and Patsy drive to together?

5. What does Mr. Zeigler ask David to do after David's presentation at the school?

Short Essay Questions

1. After all of the problems with David's paperwork in the military, what does Sergeant Blue offer David?

2. What does David promise to Stephen, in his own mind, about going to war?

3. What does David realize when his mother says, "It was an accident?"

4. Why does Patsy think that David is ready for a new start to their marriage?

5. Why does David's friend David Howard refuse to stand as David's best man?

6. Describe David's relationship with his son Stephen.

7. What do David and Stephen do together on Stephen's first two-week stay with David?

8. What does David remember about his childhood when talking to Mr. Ziegler at his old elementary school?

9. Describe the mood at the Mexican restaurant when David and Patsy become engaged.

10. Why is David worried about Katie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss David's feelings about himself. Do you think that these feelings are warranted? How does David cope with his feelings? What makes it possible for David to live with himself given how he feels? When do David's feelings about himself change?

Essay Topic 2

When talking to David about his past abuse, Patsy did not believe him. Discuss why you think Patsy did not believe that David was abused. What about David's personality makes it hard for her to believe that he was abused? Does David possess any signs of being an abused child? If so, why does Patsy fail to recognize these signs?

Essay Topic 3

David tells readers about a time in his childhood when he was ready to die. Why do you think he was finally ready to give up? What finally snapped in David? Given all of the abuse, why was he willing to let his mother finally win and kill him? Or would she really be winning?

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