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A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive | Quiz

Dave Pelzer
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A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive | Quiz

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1)

Where does Dave have to go while the rest of the family goes camping? (from Chapter 3, Bad Boy)

To his grandmother's house.
To stay with a neighbor.
To his uncle's house.
To his Aunt Josie's house.
2)

What is the secret that Dave learns quickly from his bad situation? (from Epilogue, Sonoma County, California)

Life is hell.
Internal motivation.
People are evil.
Don't trust anyone.
3)

What does Dave say when people at school ask him the cause of his bruises? (from Chapter 4, The Fight for Food)

He uses ready-made excuses his mother told him.
He makes up lies on the spot.
He mumbles incoherently.
He always says that he is clumsy and falls a lot.
4)

Why does Dave's mother burn his arm on the gas stove? (from Chapter 3, Bad Boy)

She is angry that he didn't brush his teeth.
She is angry that he got home late.
She finds out he told a lie.
She says that he played on the grass at school.
5)

What does Dave's father eventually do when he keeps losing the arguments with his wife? (from Chapter 4, The Fight for Food)

He hides in the garage.
He sits and cries.
He packs a bag and goes to work.
He goes to bed.
6)

What is Dave's punishment if he looks at one of his brothers? (from Chapter 5, The Accident)

No food.
A slap in the face.
A burn from the stove.
A kick.
7)

What have the challenges of Dave's past done for him? (from Epilogue, Sonoma County, California)

Made him timid.
Made him lose his self-confidence.
Made him hate himself.
Made him stronger inside.
8)

What does Dave realize after years of struggling? (from Epilogue, Sonoma County, California)

America is not really the home of the free.
He does not want to live in America.
In America, you can come from less and still become a winner.
America is against the downtrodden.
9)

How does Dave find food after being confined in the garage for hours in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food? (from Chapter 4, The Fight for Food)

He eats food left for the cat.
He eats food out of the garbage can.
He eats food that he hid in his pocket.
He eats food from the freezer.
10)

Once school starts again in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food, what is Dave's mother feeding him? (from Chapter 4, The Fight for Food)

No breakfast and a full dinner.
Leftover cereal for breakfast and a regular dinner.
Leftover cereal from his brothers and no dinner.
Stale bread.
11)

Why does the school nurse begin to be interested in Dave's condition in Chapter 6, While Father is Away? (from Chapter 6, While Father is Away)

One of the other children reports Dave's condition to her.
One of Dave's neighbors calls the school.
She notices Dave's wretched appearance.
The substitute teacher reports Dave's condition to her.
12)

What happens when Dave's mother threatens to kill him with a knife? (from Chapter 5, The Accident)

She falls and the knife stabs Dave in the chest accidentally.
She stabs Dave in the arm.
She stabs Dave in the hand.
She purposely stabs Dave in the stomach.
13)

What is Dave's father's reaction to Dave's punishments? (from Chapter 4, The Fight for Food)

He doesn't do anything.
He tries to convince Dave's mother that she is too harsh.
He holds Dave and comforts him.
He forces Dave's mother to feed him.
14)

Who is the bully in Dave's school that beats him up whenever he sees him? (from Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer)

Clifford.
Kevin.
Ron.
Stan.
15)

How does Dave save himself from being forced to lie across the stove? (from Chapter 3, Bad Boy)

He promises to be good.
He begs for forgiveness.
He tells his mother that he loves her.
He stalls for time until his brother gets home.
16)

Near the end of summer in Chapter 6, While Father is Away, what does Dave's mother send him to do? (from Chapter 6, While Father is Away)

Mow lawns in the neighborhood.
Wash windows in the neighborhood.
Deliver newspapers.
Grocery shop.
17)

What happens to Dave in the winter of 1973, while he is in his classroom? (from Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer)

He runs from the classroom screaming and slams the door behind him.
He screams at the teacher.
He wins the spelling bee.
He slaps another student.
18)

What is Dave thinking as he looks at his stab wound and sits at the bottom of the stairs? (from Chapter 5, The Accident)

He thinks he is a pitiful creature.
He thinks his mother will eventually kill him.
He wills his wound to heal.
He thinks he will die.
19)

What does the piece of driftwood in the Epilogue remind Dave of? (from Epilogue, Sonoma County, California)

His father giving up on him.
His former life.
His mother sinking into drunkenness.
His attitude toward his new life.
20)

What career choice does Dave make as an adult? (from Epilogue, Sonoma County, California)

He joins the Navy.
He joins the Air Force.
He becomes a minister.
He becomes a prison guard.
21)

What does Dave's mother force him to drink that burns the flesh from his mouth? (from Chapter 4, The Fight for Food)

Lye.
Dish Soap.
Clorox.
Ammonia.
22)

How long does Dave go without food when his father is away? (from Chapter 6, While Father is Away)

Ten days.
One week.
Five days.
Four days.
23)

What is Russell's reaction to the harsh way mother talks to Dave? (from Chapter 5, The Accident)

He cries.
He jumps back, startled.
No reaction.
He cringes in fear.
24)

What does one of the ladies in the neighborhood give to Dave out of sympathy in Chapter 6, While Father is Away? (from Chapter 6, While Father is Away)

A new shirt.
Fifty cents.
Lunch in a brown bag.
A piece of cake.
25)

What does Dave's father do when his mother decides Santa would not be coming to Dave? (from Chapter 3, Bad Boy)

He buys Dave two paint-by-numbers kits.
He buys Dave a huge pile of toys.
He agrees with Dave's mother.
He leaves the house.
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