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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Beginning in Chapter 3, Bad Boy, who becomes Dave's protector?
(a) His uncle.
(b) The neighbor.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

4. How does Dave's relationship with his mother change in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) From indifference to punishment.
(b) From punishment to leniency.
(c) From discipline to indifference.
(d) From discipline to punishment.

5. How does Dave's mother surprise him after he finishes washing the dishes in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She tells him he did a good job with the dishes.
(b) She allows him to eat the milk and cereal leftover in his brother's bowl.
(c) She gives him a kiss on the forehead.
(d) She tells him she is proud of him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave's mother proceed to do after she announces to her children that she is sick Chapter 2, Good Times?

2. Who is the bully in Dave's school that beats him up whenever he sees him?

3. How does Dave eventually get food at home in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

4. What does Dave bring himself to eat after he finishes the breakfast dishes one day in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?

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

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