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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. During the good years, when do the holidays begin for Dave's family?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Christmas.

2. What is the first thing Dave does when he gets to school in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) He goes to his homeroom.
(b) He goes to the lunch room for milk.
(c) He goes to the school office and is then sent to the nurse.
(d) He goes to the auditorium for assembly.

3. What kind of a housekeeper is Dave's mother during the good times?
(a) She rarely cleans the house.
(b) She cleans enough to get by.
(c) She is a clean fiend.
(d) She is untidy and doesn't care about the house.

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

5. When does Dave's mother start decorating for the Christmas holidays in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Right after Halloween.
(b) The week before Christmas.
(c) The day after Thanksgiving.
(d) Christmas Eve.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Dave's mother's biggest asset?

3. Who does Dave show the scar on his chest to while he is in the principal's office?

4. What does Dave's mother teach him in a small trenched hole at the Russian River?

5. What is Dave told after the phone call to his mother in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

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