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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Dave do with his school work in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
2. What does the principal give to Dave after the meeting in his office?
3. What does Dave's father eventually do when he keeps losing the arguments with his wife?
4. By in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food, how is Dave treated by the rest of the family?
5. What does Dave's mother teach him in a small trenched hole at the Russian River?
Short Essay Questions
1. Summarize the change that takes place in Dave's relationship with his mother in Chapter 3, Bad Boy.
2. Describe the breakfasts Dave usually receives from his mother.
3. Summarize the punishment Dave's mother inflicts upon him while the family is vacationing at the Russian River, as described in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.
4. Describe what Dave's family does on spring days in Chapter 2, Good Times.
5. As shared in Chapter 2, The Good Times, what is the family tradition about placing the angel on top of the Christmas tree?
6. Describe how Dave's mother dislocates his shoulder.
7. Explain what the school requires Dave to do before school every day in Chapter 1, The Rescue.
8. Explain why Dave is so anxious about finishing the dishes on time in Chapter 1, The Rescue.
9. Describe Dave's plan to prevent his mother from making him lie across the gas stove in Chapter 3, Bad Boy.
10. What does Dave decide to do when he can no longer steal food from school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the book.
- Choose three events from the story which cause Dave's life to undergo a change.
- How does he react to the events and their effects?
- How does he change emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward the world?
Essay Topic 2
Dave is abused constantly throughout the book.
- How does Dave's mother manage to keep her abuse of Dave a secret? Cite examples from the book.
- What does she tell the principal of Dave's school when he calls to ask about Dave's condition?
- How do the authorities finally find out the truth about Dave's abuse?
Essay Topic 3
Explain how the school officials finally discover Dave's abuse.
- How do they collect the evidence they need to have Dave removed from his home?
- Who is the first person to report the suspected abuse of Dave?
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