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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dave find food after being confined in the garage for hours in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He eats food from the freezer.
(b) He eats food that he hid in his pocket.
(c) He eats food out of the garbage can.
(d) He eats food left for the cat.

2. How does Dave refer to Mother's house after his father leaves?
(a) The Prison.
(b) The Dungeon.
(c) The Madhouse.
(d) The Nuthouse.

3. What is the one thing Dave wants, even more than food in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) Respect.
(b) Love.
(c) Sympathy.
(d) New Clothes.

4. When Dave brings home a letter from Mr. Zeigler telling Mother about Dave's being the top student in the class, how does Mother react?
(a) She tells Dave that she wishes he were dead.
(b) She says that she is proud of him.
(c) She gives Dave a hug.
(d) She burns the letter.

5. What does the principal give to Dave after the meeting in his office?
(a) A detention.
(b) A tray of food.
(c) A suspension.
(d) A letter for his mother .

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dave's frame of mind during the summer of 1971?

2. In the beginning, how does Dave find out if he can come out of his room to play?

3. How does Dave get caught asking for food on the way to school?

4. After the chair incident, what does Dave's mother tell the doctor and Dave's father happened to Dave?

5. During the good years, when do the holidays begin for Dave's family?

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