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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, While Father is Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dave's mother pushes her finger down his throat, forcing him to vomit up the frozen food he stole at school. What does she do then?
(a) She forces him to kneel on the kitchen floor all night.
(b) She makes him stand in the corner.
(c) She forces him to eat the vomited food.
(d) She forces him to eat rotten garbage.

2. How often does Dave receive dinner during the summer of 1971?
(a) Once every other day.
(b) Every day.
(c) Once every three days.
(d) Every four days.

3. What does Dave do when he finds that his stab wound is infected?
(a) He goes to his father for help.
(b) He goes to Stan for help.
(c) He goes to his mother for help.
(d) He takes care of it himself.

4. What does Dave's fourth grade substitute teacher give to students who do good work?
(a) A sticker.
(b) A balloon.
(c) A new pencil.
(d) Ice cream.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dave feel about his brothers as he hears them laugh at a TV show while they eat their desserts?

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

3. What is Russell's reaction to the harsh way mother talks to Dave?

4. What does Dave think about 'the accident' with his mother when he regains consciousness?

5. What nickname does Dave's father use for him?

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