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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, Sonoma County, California.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Dave feel the most alone?
(a) When he sits on the stairs.
(b) When he goes to bed.
(c) When his father leaves for work.
(d) When he is in school.

2. What does Dave come to believe just before he enters the fifth grade?
(a) His mother will kill him.
(b) There is no hope for him.
(c) He will always be a slave.
(d) There is no God for him.

3. What does Dave do to keep from screaming while his stab wound is being cleaned?
(a) Stuffs a rag in his mouth.
(b) Puts his fist in his mouth.
(c) Buries his face in a pillow.
(d) Bites his tongue.

4. What nickname does Dave's father use for him?
(a) Tiger.
(b) Big Guy.
(c) Sonny.
(d) Beanpole.

5. For what reason does Dave think he has been called into the principal's office in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) Because he was talking in class.
(b) Because he forgot his homework.
(c) To be arrested for stealing.
(d) To be given a detention for being late.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dave's punishment if he looks at one of his brothers?

2. What does Dave's mother force him to drink that burns the flesh from his mouth?

3. What is Dave thinking as he stands facing the beauty of the Pacific Ocean in the Epilogue?

4. Where does Dave go when he finishes his chores after school?

5. What does Dave do when he finds that his stab wound is infected?

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