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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the only time Dave ever has his prayers answered?
(a) When he prays that his mother gets hurt, she sprains her ankle.
(b) When he was five, he prayed for his mother to get sick and she did.
(c) When he prays for to get through the day, he does.
(d) When he prays for food, his father sneaks him a sandwich.

2. What is Dave's mother's biggest asset?
(a) Her intelligence.
(b) Her love for her family.
(c) Her determination.
(d) Her beauty.

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

4. Where does Dave's family live in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) In a two-bedroom house in Los Angeles.
(b) In a three-bedroom house in San Francisco.
(c) In a two-bedroom house in Daly City, outside of San Francisco.
(d) In a three-bedroom house in El Paso.

5. Dave's mother offers him food after many days in Chapter 6, While Father is Away. What does she do when he is about to eat it?
(a) Forces him to say grace.
(b) Asks him for a kiss.
(c) Grabs the plate away.
(d) Forces him to beg .

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dave find food after being confined in the garage for hours in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

2. What position does Dave's mother force him to do while the rest of the family eats?

3. Why does Dave's mother start to cry on Christmas Day in Chapter 2, Good Times?

4. For what reason does Dave think he has been called into the principal's office in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

5. What is Dave's punishment after the camping trip is over?

(see the answer key)

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