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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, While Father is Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dave react when his father says goodbye to him?
(a) He will try to get help from his brothers.
(b) He vows to be a good boy.
(c) He does not care about life anymore.
(d) He will try to get mother to love him.

2. What does Dave say when people at school ask him the cause of his bruises?
(a) He makes up lies on the spot.
(b) He uses ready-made excuses his mother told him.
(c) He always says that he is clumsy and falls a lot.
(d) He mumbles incoherently.

3. Chapter 2, Good Times, what does Dave's mother tell Dave and his brothers they should always do?
(a) They should always say their prayers.
(b) They should always go to church.
(c) They should always do the best they can in everything.
(d) They should go to college.

4. How does Dave's mother look on a typical day?
(a) Swollen red eyes, frazzled hair, no makeup, and overweight.
(b) Long shiny hair, shining teeth, and stylish.
(c) Soft curly hair, thin, and lovely.
(d) Short wavy hair, glowing smile, and well-groomed.

5. What is Dave's frame of mind when he sees his father leaving for work in the morning?
(a) He feels the warmth of love.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He hates his father.
(d) He feels cold and hollow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Dave's best friend when he repeats first grade?

2. Dave's mother pushes her finger down his throat, forcing him to vomit up the frozen food he stole at school. What does she do then?

3. Where does Dave go when he finishes his chores after school?

4. For what reason does Dave think he has been called into the principal's office in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

5. What is Dave's punishment after the camping trip is over?

(see the answer key)

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