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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 proceed to do after she announces to her children that she is sick Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) She calls her husband and tells him to come home.
(b) She goes to her bedroom to lie down.
(c) She paints the steps leading to the garage red, placing mats over them before the paint is dry.
(d) She lies on the couch and falls asleep.

2. Dave's mother offers him food after many days in Chapter 6, While Father is Away. What does she do when he is about to eat it?
(a) Forces him to say grace.
(b) Asks him for a kiss.
(c) Forces him to beg .
(d) Grabs the plate away.

3. What is Dave's mother's biggest asset?
(a) Her love for her family.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her determination.
(d) Her intelligence.

4. By in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food, how is Dave treated by the rest of the family?
(a) They do not acknowledge him.
(b) They sneak food to him.
(c) They visit him when mother isn't looking.
(d) They feel sorry for him.

5. What is Dave's plan when he cannot steal food from school anymore?
(a) He gets food out of the dumpster.
(b) He breaks into the snack machine.
(c) He leaves the school and steals from stores.
(d) He steals it from stores on the way to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of pets does Dave's family have Chapter 2, Good Times?

2. What does Dave's father eventually do when he keeps losing the arguments with his wife?

3. 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?

4. How does Dave's mother refer to him by in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

5. What is Dave's favorite place in Golden Gate Park?

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