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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dave save himself from being forced to lie across the stove?
(a) He stalls for time until his brother gets home.
(b) He begs for forgiveness.
(c) He promises to be good.
(d) He tells his mother that he loves her.

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

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

4. Why does Dave's mother start to cry on Christmas Day in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) She is sad that Christmas is almost over.
(b) She burned her hand on the oven.
(c) She misses her mother.
(d) She is so happy to have a real family.

5. 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 goes to her bedroom to lie down.
(c) She lies on the couch and falls asleep.
(d) She paints the steps leading to the garage red, placing mats over them before the paint is dry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dave's mother have him sleep on the night of the chair incident?

2. How does Dave's mother look on a typical day?

3. Why is Dave afraid to give his mother's phone number to the authorities?

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

5. What is Dave's favorite place in the world to go during vacation, according to Chapter 2, Good Times?

(see the answer key)

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