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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, Sonoma County, California.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dave's mother's favorite weapon against him?
(a) Withholding food.
(b) Slaps with a leather belt.
(c) Open handed slaps.
(d) Kicks to the thighs.

2. What does Dave do to keep from screaming while his stab wound is being cleaned?
(a) Buries his face in a pillow.
(b) Stuffs a rag in his mouth.
(c) Bites his tongue.
(d) Puts his fist in his mouth.

3. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she receives a call from the principal about Dave's condition in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) She ties Dave to a chair for the night.
(b) She gives Dave two bloody noses and knocks out a tooth.
(c) She puts Dave in the basement all night.
(d) She resists the urge to beat Dave.

4. How long does Dave go without food when his father is away?
(a) Five days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) One week.
(d) Four days.

5. What does Dave refuse to do in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer despite how his mother treats him?
(a) Sit on the stairs.
(b) Go to the basement.
(c) Stand in the garden.
(d) Cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of Dave's father?

2. What happens to Dave in the winter of 1973, while he is in his classroom?

3. Dave's mother offers him food after many days in Chapter 6, While Father is Away. What does she do when he is about to eat it?

4. How does Dave's relationship with his mother change in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

5. How does Dave feel about his brothers as he hears them laugh at a TV show while they eat their desserts?

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