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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, While Father is Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the disgusting punishment Dave's mother invents for him when the family is vacationing at the Russian River in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) She forces him to clean Russell's diaper with his bare hands.
(b) She forces him to eat rotten food.
(c) She pushes a soiled diaper in his face, telling him to eat it.
(d) She forces him to eat worms from the garden.

2. Where do Dave and his family usually go for summer vacations in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Portola or Memorial Park.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) The Sierras.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. What does Dave's mother force him to drink that burns the flesh from his mouth?
(a) Ammonia.
(b) Dish Soap.
(c) Lye.
(d) Clorox.

4. Where does Dave go when he finishes his chores after school?
(a) To the neighbor's house.
(b) To bed.
(c) Out in the yard.
(d) To stand in the basement.

5. What are most of Dave's parent's arguments about?
(a) Money problems.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Dave.
(d) Dave's brothers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the occupation of Dave's father?

2. How does Dave get caught asking for food on the way to school?

3. When Dave's mother returns from the zoo, what does she do to him?

4. What does Dave fantasize about as he lies in bed at night in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

5. What do Dave and his family like to do in the springtime in Chapter 2, Good Times?

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