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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. How does Dave's mother refer to him by in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) Davie.
(b) The brat.
(c) David.
(d) The boy.

2. By Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer, when does Dave believe he will be free of his mother?
(a) When he runs away.
(b) When he kills her.
(c) When she dies and goes to hell.
(d) When his father has her arrested.

3. What does Dave's father eventually do when he keeps losing the arguments with his wife?
(a) He packs a bag and goes to work.
(b) He sits and cries.
(c) He goes to bed.
(d) He hides in the garage.

4. What does Dave realize after years of struggling?
(a) America is against the downtrodden.
(b) He does not want to live in America.
(c) In America, you can come from less and still become a winner.
(d) America is not really the home of the free.

5. What does one of the ladies in the neighborhood give to Dave out of sympathy in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) Fifty cents.
(b) A new shirt.
(c) Lunch in a brown bag.
(d) A piece of cake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Dave in the winter of 1973, while he is in his classroom?

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

3. What is the rare thing Dave's mother does when he finishes eating in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

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

5. Where is Dave taken after the meeting in Mr. Hansen's office?

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