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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 explain to her children while their cat is having kittens?
(a) How cats mate.
(b) Not to touch the kittens.
(c) To keep away from the mother cat.
(d) The miracle of birth.

2. How does Dave's mother refer to him by in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) David.
(b) Davie.
(c) The brat.
(d) The boy.

3. How does Dave find food after being confined in the garage for hours in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He eats food out of the garbage can.
(b) He eats food that he hid in his pocket.
(c) He eats food left for the cat.
(d) He eats food from the freezer.

4. What is the name of Dave's father?
(a) David Joseph.
(b) Joseph Stephen.
(c) Stephen Joseph.
(d) Stephen David.

5. What is Dave's favorite place in Golden Gate Park?
(a) The Steinhart Aquarium.
(b) The beautiful flower gardens.
(c) The carousel.
(d) The reflecting pool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the new bed assigned to Dave by his mother in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

2. How does Dave manage to steal food from his classmates?

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?

4. What does Dave's mother proceed to do after she announces to her children that she is sick Chapter 2, Good Times?

5. What are most of Dave's parent's arguments about?

(see the answer key)

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