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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Good Times.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave say happened to his face when he is questioned about the bruises in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) He says that he was playing baseball and got hit with the bat.
(b) He says that he bumped into the cabinet.
(c) He says that he fell down the stairs.
(d) He says that he tripped and fell.

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

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

4. What does Dave's mother teach him in a small trenched hole at the Russian River?
(a) How to catch minnows.
(b) How to catch crayfish.
(c) How to swim.
(d) How to fish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of pets does Dave's family have Chapter 2, Good Times?

2. What piece of clothing has Dave's mother made him wear to school every day for the past two years in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

3. How does Dave's mother surprise him after he finishes washing the dishes in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

4. What is the name of Dave's father?

5. What does Dave's mother proceed to do after she announces to her children that she is sick Chapter 2, Good Times?

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