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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. When does Dave's mother start decorating for the Christmas holidays in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) The day after Thanksgiving.
(b) The week before Christmas.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Right after Halloween.

2. When Dave gets home from school one day in Chapter 3, Bad Boy, what does his mother tell him?
(a) He shamed his family.
(b) She is proud of him.
(c) He needs to work harder.
(d) He is the best in the class.

3. What is Dave's punishment after the camping trip is over?
(a) He has to do his brother's chores.
(b) He has to mow the lawn.
(c) He has to do the dishes every night.
(d) He is never to speak again unless he is told to.

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

5. What is Dave's father's reaction to Dave's punishments?
(a) He holds Dave and comforts him.
(b) He tries to convince Dave's mother that she is too harsh.
(c) He doesn't do anything.
(d) He forces Dave's mother to feed him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dave's mother push his face into the counter in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

2. In Chapter 3, Bad Boy, what do Dave's parents do from 3 p.m. until bedtime when his father is not working?

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. What new punishment does Dave's mother invent for him in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

5. What does Dave say when people at school ask him the cause of his bruises?

(see the answer key)

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