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

2. Why does Dave's mother suddenly allow Dave to eat with the family, watch TV, and give him new clothes to wear?
(a) The school principal is coming for a visit.
(b) Social services is coming for a visit.
(c) She is sorry for the abuse.
(d) A neighbor is stopping by for coffee.

3. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she receives a call from the principal about Dave's condition in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) She puts Dave in the basement all night.
(b) She gives Dave two bloody noses and knocks out a tooth.
(c) She resists the urge to beat Dave.
(d) She ties Dave to a chair for the night.

4. Who does Dave compare his family to before the abuse started?
(a) The Cleaver family.
(b) The Partridge family.
(c) The Ingalls family.
(d) The Brady Bunch.

5. What are Dave and his brothers allowed to do on Christmas Eve in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Open one present.
(b) Wait for Santa until they fall asleep.
(c) Stay up late.
(d) Make cookies.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Dave feel the most alone?

2. Where does Dave's family live in Chapter 2, Good Times?

3. Dave's mother pushes her finger down his throat, forcing him to vomit up the frozen food he stole at school. What does she do then?

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

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

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