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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. How often does Dave receive dinner during the summer of 1971?
(a) Once every other day.
(b) Every day.
(c) Every four days.
(d) Once every three days.

2. What is the new baby's name?
(a) Joe.
(b) Kevin.
(c) Robert.
(d) Michael.

3. Who is the leader of a small band of girls that torment Dave?
(a) Aggie.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Bonnie.
(d) Shirley.

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

5. What does Dave's mother tell him to do while she takes his brothers to the zoo?
(a) Stand against the wall.
(b) Wash all the windows in the house.
(c) Sit on rocks in the backyard in the prisoner of war position.
(d) Sit in the basement in the dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Dave driving to after he leaves his view of the Pacific Ocean in the Epilogue?

2. As Dave watches an old piece of driftwood as it washes ashore, what does he imagine the wood is trying to do?

3. What does Dave's mother tell him to do when he regains consciousness in Chapter 5, The Accident?

4. What is the one thing Dave wants, even more than food in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

5. What does Dave dream on the night his stab wound infection is cleaned?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Mother's reaction when she receives a letter from Mr. Zeigler praising Dave's efforts in school.

2. Describe Dave's behavior in the classroom one a day during the winter of 1973.

3. How does the school nurse become interested in Dave's condition in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

4. Dave goes to his father for help after being stabbed. What is his father's reaction?

5. Describe how Dave is treated by the rest of the family when his mother is in the hospital delivering his new brother.

6. Describe where Dave brings his son in the Epilogue and his emotions at that time.

7. Summarize Russell's attitude toward Dave, as described in Chapter 5, The Accident.

8. Explain why Mother suddenly allows Dave to watch television and gives him new clothes to wear in Chapter 6, While Father is Away.

9. Describe the people Dave encounters after he is rescued.

10. Explain why Dave's morale is low in the summer of 1971.

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