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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, The Accident.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Dave's mother push his face into the counter in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She catches him with his hands out of the dish water.
(b) She hears him using foul language.
(c) He sasses her.
(d) She sees him hurting his brother.

2. What is the code of Dave's family?
(a) Only Mother gets to control Dave
(b) If they don't acknowledge the problem, it does not exist.
(c) Watch each other's back.
(d) Everyone blames Dave for everything.

3. How does Dave's mother surprise him after he finishes washing the dishes in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She gives him a kiss on the forehead.
(b) She allows him to eat the milk and cereal leftover in his brother's bowl.
(c) She tells him she is proud of him.
(d) She tells him he did a good job with the dishes.

4. How often does Dave receive lunch during the summer of 1971?
(a) Once a week .
(b) Never.
(c) Every three days.
(d) Every other day.

5. How does Dave feel about his father after he tells his father about the stabbing?
(a) He is afraid of his father.
(b) His father is a coward.
(c) He loves his father.
(d) He loses all respect for his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Dave's mother start decorating for the Christmas holidays in Chapter 2, Good Times?

2. What does Dave do when he finds that his stab wound is infected?

3. What does Dave say happened to his face when he is questioned about the bruises in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

4. What is Dave's mother's favorite weapon against him?

5. When Dave's mother receives the phone call from the authorities in Chapter 1, The Rescue, what is she told?

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