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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. How does Dave feel about telling the story of his injuries in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) He wants to get his mother arrested.
(b) He is reluctant to talk.
(c) He wants to tell everyone what happened.
(d) He is afraid that he will be blamed.

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) He is the best in the class.
(c) He needs to work harder.
(d) She is proud of him.

3. What is Dave's plan when he cannot steal food from school anymore?
(a) He gets food out of the dumpster.
(b) He leaves the school and steals from stores.
(c) He breaks into the snack machine.
(d) He steals it from stores on the way to school.

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

5. What does Dave say when people at school ask him the cause of his bruises?
(a) He makes up lies on the spot.
(b) He mumbles incoherently.
(c) He uses ready-made excuses his mother told him.
(d) He always says that he is clumsy and falls a lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she finds out he has been stealing lunches at school?

2. Why does Dave not mind running to school in the morning?

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

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

5. What is the occupation of Dave's father?

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