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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. When Dave's mother receives the phone call from the authorities in Chapter 1, The Rescue, what is she told?
(a) That Dave is in the custody of the juvenile department.
(b) That Dave got a detention.
(c) That Dave will be late getting home.
(d) That she should pick up Dave from school.

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

3. What are the contents of the lunch Dave's mother has been making him every day for three years?
(a) Two peanut butter sandwiches and carrot sticks.
(b) Two tuna sandwiches and an apple.
(c) Two bologna sandwiches and carrot sticks.
(d) Two jelly sandwiches and an apple.

4. How does Dave feel about school in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) It is torture for him.
(b) He is indifferent to it.
(c) It is his haven away from mother.
(d) He hates it.

5. What does the principal give to Dave after the meeting in his office?
(a) A letter for his mother .
(b) A tray of food.
(c) A suspension.
(d) A detention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of punishment does Dave get after his mother decides sitting in the corner is no longer effective?

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

3. What kind of a housekeeper is Dave's mother during the good times?

4. What is Dave's mother's favorite weapon against him?

5. Where is Dave taken after the meeting in Mr. Hansen's office?

(see the answer key)

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