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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. What happens when Dave's mother threatens to kill him with a knife?
(a) She purposely stabs Dave in the stomach.
(b) She stabs Dave in the arm.
(c) She falls and the knife stabs Dave in the chest accidentally.
(d) She stabs Dave in the hand.

2. What does Dave do to keep from screaming while his stab wound is being cleaned?
(a) Puts his fist in his mouth.
(b) Buries his face in a pillow.
(c) Bites his tongue.
(d) Stuffs a rag in his mouth.

3. What does Dave's mother tell the principal in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) Dave gets into fights in the neighborhood.
(b) Dave hurts himself and makes up wild stories.
(c) Dave's brothers hurt him.
(d) Dave is always falling down.

4. Why does Dave grow to hate his father more than his mother?
(a) His father does nothing to help him anymore.
(b) His father leaves the house.
(c) His father is more abusive than his mother.
(d) His father helps his mother torture him.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Dave's best friend when he repeats first grade?

3. What does Dave decide to do when he realizes that he finally beat his mother in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

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

5. What does Dave's father tell him when Dave goes to him for help after being stabbed?

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