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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through New Beginnings.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't David want Ms. Gold to tell the court about his abuse?
(a) She told him she was going to lie.
(b) She was the one abusing him.
(c) He's afraid his mother will hurt him.
(d) He told her lies.

2. What lie was told to the police officer by Father?
(a) The boy and his mother had an argument over riding a bicycle.
(b) The boy and his mother had an argument over what to eat for dinner.
(c) The boy and his mother had an argument over cleaning the kitchen.
(d) The boy and his mother had an argument over the televison commercials.

3. What item did David's Mother once force him to eat as punishment.
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Dog feces.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Soap.

4. What other foster child takes David to the movies and the park?
(a) Rudy Catanze.
(b) Christopher.
(c) Larry Junior.
(d) Big Larry.

5. When the story begins, what was the boy forced to sleep on?
(a) A bed.
(b) A cot.
(c) The steps.
(d) The floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does his mother make the boy do in order to prove he didn't steal any food?

2. What did David's mother say at the trial?

3. During David's visit with his mother, Aunt Mary leaves the room to answer the telephone. What does Mother do when she is alone with David?

4. After the boy runs away from the Pelzer household, what did he hope?

5. What room was the boy forced to sleep in?

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