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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Dave afraid to give his mother's phone number to the authorities?
(a) He is afraid his brothers will punish him.
(b) He doesn't want her to get in trouble.
(c) He doesn't want to disturb her.
(d) He is afraid of what she will do to him.

2. What form of punishment does Dave get after his mother decides sitting in the corner is no longer effective?
(a) He has to stand on a chair in the corner.
(b) He has to remain silent for the entire day.
(c) He has to stand with his face pushed into the mirror, repeating over and over that he is a bad boy.
(d) He has to write a hundred times that he is a bad boy.

3. How does Dave's mother surprise him after he finishes washing the dishes in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She tells him he did a good job with the dishes.
(b) She allows him to eat the milk and cereal leftover in his brother's bowl.
(c) She tells him she is proud of him.
(d) She gives him a kiss on the forehead.

4. Dave's mother comes after him as he sits in his chair in the bedroom in Chapter 3, Bad Boy. What does she do to him?
(a) She tells him she is sorry.
(b) She gives him a hug.
(c) She brushes his hair.
(d) She hits him over and over and dislocates his shoulder.

5. What new punishment does Dave's mother invent for him in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) No more television ever.
(b) No more pets.
(c) No more snacks.
(d) No bike riding.

6. 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 gives Dave two bloody noses and knocks out a tooth.
(b) She puts Dave in the basement all night.
(c) She ties Dave to a chair for the night.
(d) She resists the urge to beat Dave.

7. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she finds out he has been stealing lunches at school?
(a) She tapes his mouth shut.
(b) She makes him eat his food off the floor.
(c) She makes him eat until he is sick.
(d) She doesn't feed him all weekend.

8. Where do Dave and his family usually go for summer vacations in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Portola or Memorial Park.
(c) The Sierras.
(d) Los Angeles.

9. What do Dave and his family like to do in the springtime in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Plant the vegetable garden.
(b) Visit the zoo.
(c) Wash the windows.
(d) Go on picnics.

10. In Chapter 2, Good Times, when does Dave's mom hug him, giving him a feeling of warmth and safety?
(a) Watching the sunset on the Russian River.
(b) When she wakes him up in the morning.
(c) When she tucks him into bed.
(d) When she listens to his bedtime prayers.

11. What is the rare thing Dave's mother does when he finishes eating in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She makes him a lunch.
(b) She gives him a hug.
(c) She drives him to school.
(d) She combs his hair.

12. What is Dave's plan when he cannot steal food from school anymore?
(a) He leaves the school and steals from stores.
(b) He steals it from stores on the way to school.
(c) He gets food out of the dumpster.
(d) He breaks into the snack machine.

13. How does Dave do with his school work in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) He gets bad grades on all his papers.
(b) He gets more happy faces than everyone else in the class.
(c) He never finishes his school work.
(d) He leaves his papers blank.

14. In Chapter 3, Bad Boy, what do Dave's parents do from 3 p.m. until bedtime when his father is not working?
(a) They drink and dance in the kitchen.
(b) They go out.
(c) They argue.
(d) They read the Bible.

15. What is Dave's father's reaction to Dave's punishments?
(a) He forces Dave's mother to feed him.
(b) He doesn't do anything.
(c) He holds Dave and comforts him.
(d) He tries to convince Dave's mother that she is too harsh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Dave and his brothers allowed to do on Christmas Eve in Chapter 2, Good Times?

2. Once school starts again in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food, what is Dave's mother feeding him?

3. What is Dave's mother's name?

4. What does Dave's father do when his mother decides Santa would not be coming to Dave?

5. What is the favorite thing Dave's mother does for her family Chapter 2, Good Times?

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