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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. How does Dave's mother feel after she stabs him?
(a) No emotion.
(b) Angry with him.
(c) Angry at herself.
(d) Remorseful.

2. 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?
(a) She forces him to eat rotten garbage.
(b) She makes him stand in the corner.
(c) She forces him to eat the vomited food.
(d) She forces him to kneel on the kitchen floor all night.

3. Dave's mother comes after him as he sits in his chair in the bedroom in Chapter 3, Bad Boy. What does she do to him?
(a) She gives him a hug.
(b) She brushes his hair.
(c) She hits him over and over and dislocates his shoulder.
(d) She tells him she is sorry.

4. What are Dave and his brothers allowed to do on Christmas Eve in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Stay up late.
(b) Wait for Santa until they fall asleep.
(c) Open one present.
(d) Make cookies.

5. In Chapter 2, Good Times, when does Dave's mom hug him, giving him a feeling of warmth and safety?
(a) When she wakes him up in the morning.
(b) When she tucks him into bed.
(c) Watching the sunset on the Russian River.
(d) When she listens to his bedtime prayers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dave's father eventually do when he keeps losing the arguments with his wife?

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

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

5. When Dave's father leaves for good, what is Dave's reaction?

(see the answer key)

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