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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. 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 forces him to eat the vomited food.
(c) She forces him to eat rotten garbage.
(d) She makes him stand in the corner.

2. After the chair incident, what does Dave's mother tell the doctor and Dave's father happened to Dave?
(a) He fell down the stairs.
(b) He fell out of bed.
(c) He fell out of a tree.
(d) He fell off his bike.

3. What is Dave's mother's favorite weapon against him?
(a) Kicks to the thighs.
(b) Open handed slaps.
(c) Withholding food.
(d) Slaps with a leather belt.

4. Who is Dave's best friend when he repeats first grade?
(a) A boy from his neighborhood.
(b) His brother Stan.
(c) His cousin.
(d) The girl who lives next door.

5. What happens when Dave's mother threatens to kill him with a knife?
(a) She stabs Dave in the arm.
(b) She purposely stabs Dave in the stomach.
(c) She stabs Dave in the hand.
(d) She falls and the knife stabs Dave in the chest accidentally.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Dave afraid to give his mother's phone number to the authorities?

2. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she finds out he has been stealing lunches at school?

3. Where does Dave's family live in Chapter 2, Good Times?

4. What is the disgusting punishment Dave's mother invents for him when the family is vacationing at the Russian River in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

5. How does Dave's mother look on a typical day?

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