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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave say happened to his face when he is questioned about the bruises in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) He says that he fell down the stairs.
(b) He says that he bumped into the cabinet.
(c) He says that he was playing baseball and got hit with the bat.
(d) He says that he tripped and fell.

2. When does Dave's mother start decorating for the Christmas holidays in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) The day after Thanksgiving.
(c) The week before Christmas.
(d) Right after Halloween.

3. How does Dave's mother treat the other children who come to the house for Cub Scout meetings?
(a) She tolerates them.
(b) She doesn't speak to them.
(c) She is impatient with them.
(d) Like kings.

4. Dave's mother comes after him as he sits in his chair in the bedroom in Chapter 3, Bad Boy. What does she do to him?
(a) She gives him a hug.
(b) She brushes his hair.
(c) She tells him she is sorry.
(d) She hits him over and over and dislocates his shoulder.

5. What is Dave told after the phone call to his mother in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) Dave is free.
(b) Dave is going back to his mother.
(c) Dave is to blame for everything.
(d) Dave should not make his mother angry.

6. What does Dave's mother teach him in a small trenched hole at the Russian River?
(a) How to catch minnows.
(b) How to fish.
(c) How to swim.
(d) How to catch crayfish.

7. Where does Dave's family live in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) In a two-bedroom house in Daly City, outside of San Francisco.
(b) In a two-bedroom house in Los Angeles.
(c) In a three-bedroom house in San Francisco.
(d) In a three-bedroom house in El Paso.

8. Where do Dave and his family usually go for summer vacations in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) The Sierras.
(b) Portola or Memorial Park.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

10. When Dave's mother receives the phone call from the authorities in Chapter 1, The Rescue, what is she told?
(a) That Dave got a detention.
(b) That Dave will be late getting home.
(c) That Dave is in the custody of the juvenile department.
(d) That she should pick up Dave from school.

11. Where does Dave's mother have him sleep on the night of the chair incident?
(a) In her bed.
(b) In the top bunk.
(c) On the floor.
(d) In the bottom bunk.

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

13. Where does Dave go when he finishes his chores after school?
(a) To stand in the basement.
(b) Out in the yard.
(c) To bed.
(d) To the neighbor's house.

14. What is the name of Dave's father?
(a) Stephen Joseph.
(b) Joseph Stephen.
(c) Stephen David.
(d) David Joseph.

15. What is the rare thing Dave's mother does when he finishes eating in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She drives him to school.
(b) She makes him a lunch.
(c) She gives him a hug.
(d) She combs his hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dave's mother start to cry on Christmas Day in Chapter 2, Good Times?

2. What is Dave's plan when he cannot steal food from school anymore?

3. What nickname does Dave's father use for him?

4. After the chair incident, what does Dave's mother tell the doctor and Dave's father happened to Dave?

5. Who does Dave compare his family to before the abuse started?

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