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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the favorite thing Dave's mother does for her family Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Washing and ironing their clothes.
(b) Praying with them before bed.
(c) Singing to them at bedtime.
(d) Creating new and exotic meals.

2. What kind of pets does Dave's family have Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Hamsters.
(b) White mice.
(c) Fiddler crabs.
(d) Fish, dogs, cats, and a tortoise.

3. How does Dave feel when he is not allowed to go camping?
(a) Like an outcast.
(b) He is happier than he has been in a long time.
(c) He is glad to be away from his mother.
(d) Like a free man.

4. How does Dave get caught asking for food on the way to school?
(a) His father catches him at a neighbor's house.
(b) He accidentally goes to a house where a woman knows his mother.
(c) His brothers see him going up to houses.
(d) His mother sees him as she drives his brother's to school.

5. Who checks for new injuries on Dave every morning before school starts?
(a) Mr. Zeigler.
(b) The principal.
(c) Miss Woods.
(d) The school nurse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dave not mind running to school in the morning?

2. What is the disgusting punishment Dave's mother invents for him when the family is vacationing at the Russian River in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

3. What does Dave's mother make him and his brothers to do for hours at a time in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

4. What does Dave's mother force him to drink that burns the flesh from his mouth?

5. What is the first thing Dave does when he gets to school in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the dramatic lesson Dave's mother teaches the boys on a Sunday afternoon in Chapter 2, Good Times.

2. Describe the types of inquiries Miss Moss starts to ask Dave in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

3. Summarize the tradition Dave's family follows to prepare for Halloween in Chapter 2, Good Times.

4. Explain why the Russian River is Dave's favorite vacation spot in Chapter 2, Good Times.

5. Explain what type of punishment Dave's mother invents for him when she doesn't think the corner treatment is effective anymore.

6. Summarize the change that takes place in Dave's relationship with his mother in Chapter 3, Bad Boy.

7. Describe Mother's reaction when the principal calls her about Dave's condition in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

8. Summarize Dave's father's reaction to Dave's punishments, as described in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

9. Explain what the school requires Dave to do before school every day in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

10. Describe how Dave's mother decorates the house for Christmas in Chapter 2, Good Times.

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