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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 does Dave's mother teach him in a small trenched hole at the Russian River?
(a) How to catch crayfish.
(b) How to fish.
(c) How to catch minnows.
(d) How to swim.

2. What nickname does Dave's father use for him?
(a) Big Guy.
(b) Tiger.
(c) Beanpole.
(d) Sonny.

3. What does Dave's teacher, Miss Moss, start questioning him about?
(a) His mother's pregnancy.
(b) Why he is tired, the condition of his clothes, and his bruises.
(c) Why he doesn't do his homework.
(d) Why he doesn't take the bus.

4. What do Dave and his family like to do in the springtime in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Go on picnics.
(b) Visit the zoo.
(c) Plant the vegetable garden.
(d) Wash the windows.

5. Why does Dave's mother start to cry on Christmas Day in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) She is sad that Christmas is almost over.
(b) She misses her mother.
(c) She is so happy to have a real family.
(d) She burned her hand on the oven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dave's mother give him roller skates for Christmas?

2. Chapter 2, Good Times, who is in command of all family matters in Dave's household?

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

4. What does Dave say when people at school ask him the cause of his bruises?

5. What does Dave's mother force him to drink that burns the flesh from his mouth?

(see the answer key)

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