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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's mother proceed to do after she announces to her children that she is sick Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) She calls her husband and tells him to come home.
(b) She lies on the couch and falls asleep.
(c) She goes to her bedroom to lie down.
(d) She paints the steps leading to the garage red, placing mats over them before the paint is dry.

2. For what reason does Dave think he has been called into the principal's office in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) To be arrested for stealing.
(b) Because he forgot his homework.
(c) To be given a detention for being late.
(d) Because he was talking in class.

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

4. What do all the students in Dave's class do when he returns to the classroom in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) They yell insults at him.
(b) They snicker at him behind their notebooks.
(c) They smile at him.
(d) They hold their noses and hiss at him because he smells.

5. What does Dave's mother explain to her children while their cat is having kittens?
(a) How cats mate.
(b) Not to touch the kittens.
(c) The miracle of birth.
(d) To keep away from the mother cat.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 2, Good Times, when does Dave's mom hug him, giving him a feeling of warmth and safety?

3. What is Dave's mother's name?

4. What does Dave say happened to his face when he is questioned about the bruises in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

5. Why does Dave want to finish washing the dishes as quickly as possible in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

(see the answer key)

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