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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. What does Dave's mother explain to her children while their cat is having kittens?
(a) To keep away from the mother cat.
(b) Not to touch the kittens.
(c) The miracle of birth.
(d) How cats mate.

2. 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 she should pick up Dave from school.
(c) That Dave got a detention.
(d) That Dave will be late getting home.

3. How does Dave feel about his father after he tells his father about the stabbing?
(a) He loves his father.
(b) He is afraid of his father.
(c) He loses all respect for his father.
(d) His father is a coward.

4. Why is Dave afraid to give his mother's phone number to the authorities?
(a) He doesn't want her to get in trouble.
(b) He is afraid his brothers will punish him.
(c) He is afraid of what she will do to him.
(d) He doesn't want to disturb her.

5. During the good years, when do the holidays begin for Dave's family?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Halloween.

Short Answer Questions

1. By in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food, how is Dave treated by the rest of the family?

2. How often does Dave receive lunch during the summer of 1971?

3. What does Dave's mother tell the principal in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

4. For what reason does Dave think he has been called into the principal's office in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

5. What is Dave's frame of mind during the summer of 1971?

(see the answer key)

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