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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Bad Boy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dave have to go while the rest of the family goes camping?
(a) To his Aunt Josie's house.
(b) To stay with a neighbor.
(c) To his uncle's house.
(d) To his grandmother's house.

2. How does Dave's mother surprise him after he finishes washing the dishes in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She tells him she is proud of him.
(b) She allows him to eat the milk and cereal leftover in his brother's bowl.
(c) She tells him he did a good job with the dishes.
(d) She gives him a kiss on the forehead.

3. What is Dave's favorite place in the world to go during vacation, according to Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) To the city.
(b) To the sea.
(c) The Russian River.
(d) Camping in the Sierras.

4. Why does Dave's mother burn his arm on the gas stove?
(a) She says that he played on the grass at school.
(b) She finds out he told a lie.
(c) She is angry that he got home late.
(d) She is angry that he didn't brush his teeth.

5. 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 tells him she is sorry.
(b) She hits him over and over and dislocates his shoulder.
(c) She brushes his hair.
(d) She gives him a hug.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Dave and his brothers allowed to do on Christmas Eve in Chapter 2, Good Times?

2. Beginning in Chapter 3, Bad Boy, who becomes Dave's protector?

3. What does Dave's mother make him and his brothers to do for hours at a time in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

4. What does Dave's mother tell him in Chapter 1, The Rescue to say happened to his face?

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

(see the answer key)

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