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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. How does Dave feel about telling the story of his injuries in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) He is reluctant to talk.
(b) He wants to get his mother arrested.
(c) He is afraid that he will be blamed.
(d) He wants to tell everyone what happened.

2. Why does Dave not mind running to school in the morning?
(a) He can play tag with the other children in the schoolyard.
(b) He likes to stay in shape for the track team.
(c) He can get there early enough to steal food from other children's lunch bags.
(d) He likes to get to school early and talk to the teachers

3. Why does Dave's mother give him roller skates for Christmas?
(a) So she can send him out in the cold to skate for hours.
(b) She wants him to be happy one day of the year.
(c) She got them free from the thrift shop.
(d) Dave's father told her to give Dave a present.

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

5. How does Dave save himself from being forced to lie across the stove?
(a) He begs for forgiveness.
(b) He tells his mother that he loves her.
(c) He stalls for time until his brother gets home.
(d) He promises to be good.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beginning in Chapter 3, Bad Boy, what does Dave's mother do on the days his father is away at work?

2. Who does Dave hate more than anyone else?

3. How often does Dave receive dinner during the summer of 1971?

4. What does Dave's mother tell him to do when he regains consciousness in Chapter 5, The Accident?

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

(see the answer key)

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