The Lost Boy | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

The Runaway

1. What is "The Boy's" real name?

Dave.

2. When the story begins, what was the boy forced to sleep on?

A cot.

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

The garage.

4. How old was the boy when he was first placed into foster care?

12 years old.

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

Throw up.

6. What was a normal part of the evening routine at the Pelzer household?

Alcohol.

7. Who tells the boy "It hasn't the guts to go?"

Mother.

8. Where does the boy end up when he leaves the Pelzer household?

The pizza bar.

9. The boy steals this object while at the pizza bar:

A quarter.

10. Who catches the boy stealing and calls the police?

Mark.

11. The person at the bar gives...
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