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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. Why does the school nurse begin to be interested in Dave's condition in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) The substitute teacher reports Dave's condition to her.
(b) One of Dave's neighbors calls the school.
(c) One of the other children reports Dave's condition to her.
(d) She notices Dave's wretched appearance.

2. What is the new bed assigned to Dave by his mother in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He sleeps in the garage.
(b) He sleeps under the kitchen table with newspapers for covers.
(c) He sleeps in the basement.
(d) He sleeps in the doghouse in the back yard.

3. How does Dave eventually get food at home in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He takes it out of the garbage.
(b) He gets up at night and sneaks it out of the refrigerator.
(c) He begs his mother for scraps.
(d) He begs his brothers for food.

4. Why isn't Dave allowed to get a ride to school with his brothers?
(a) He is too smelly.
(b) There is no room for him.
(c) He gets car sick.
(d) He is no longer considered a member of the family.

5. What is the occupation of Dave's father?
(a) Baker.
(b) Bank clerk.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Fireman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Dave's father use for him?

2. What new torture does Dave's mother come up with when she sends him to clean the bathroom in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

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

4. 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?

5. Chapter 2, Good Times, what does Dave's mother tell Dave and his brothers they should always do?

(see the answer key)

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