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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. What new punishment does Dave's mother invent for him in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) No more snacks.
(b) No bike riding.
(c) No more television ever.
(d) No more pets.

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

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

4. How does Dave save himself from being forced to lie across the stove?
(a) He tells his mother that he loves her.
(b) He promises to be good.
(c) He stalls for time until his brother gets home.
(d) He begs for forgiveness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dave compare his family to before the abuse started?

2. What does Dave's father do to ease Dave's burden in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

3. What does Dave's mother force him to drink that burns the flesh from his mouth?

4. Who checks for new injuries on Dave every morning before school starts?

5. Once school starts again in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food, what is Dave's mother feeding him?

(see the answer key)

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