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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. What do Dave and his family like to do in the springtime in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Visit the zoo.
(b) Wash the windows.
(c) Plant the vegetable garden.
(d) Go on picnics.

2. In Chapter 2, Good Times, when does Dave's mom hug him, giving him a feeling of warmth and safety?
(a) When she listens to his bedtime prayers.
(b) When she tucks him into bed.
(c) Watching the sunset on the Russian River.
(d) When she wakes him up in the morning.

3. How does Dave find food after being confined in the garage for hours in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He eats food out of the garbage can.
(b) He eats food from the freezer.
(c) He eats food left for the cat.
(d) He eats food that he hid in his pocket.

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

5. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she receives a call from the principal about Dave's condition in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) She gives Dave two bloody noses and knocks out a tooth.
(b) She resists the urge to beat Dave.
(c) She puts Dave in the basement all night.
(d) She ties Dave to a chair for the night.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dave not mind running to school in the morning?

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

3. What does Dave's father eventually do when he keeps losing the arguments with his wife?

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

5. Why does Dave's mother burn his arm on the gas stove?

(see the answer key)

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