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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 likes to stay in shape for the track team.
(c) He can play tag with the other children in the schoolyard.
(d) He likes to get to school early and talk to the teachers

2. How does Dave find food after being confined in the garage for hours in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He eats food from the freezer.
(b) He eats food out of the garbage can.
(c) He eats food that he hid in his pocket.
(d) He eats food left for the cat.

3. What does Dave's teacher, Miss Moss, start questioning him about?
(a) Why he is tired, the condition of his clothes, and his bruises.
(b) His mother's pregnancy.
(c) Why he doesn't take the bus.
(d) Why he doesn't do his homework.

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

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

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

7. What does Dave's father do when his mother decides Santa would not be coming to Dave?
(a) He buys Dave two paint-by-numbers kits.
(b) He buys Dave a huge pile of toys.
(c) He agrees with Dave's mother.
(d) He leaves the house.

8. What new punishment does Dave's mother invent for him in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) No more snacks.
(b) No more pets.
(c) No bike riding.
(d) No more television ever.

9. Why does Dave want to finish washing the dishes as quickly as possible in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) So he can finish his homework.
(b) So he can play ball before school.
(c) So he can have his brother's leftover breakfast.
(d) So he can make his bed.

10. What is Dave's punishment after the camping trip is over?
(a) He has to mow the lawn.
(b) He has to do his brother's chores.
(c) He has to do the dishes every night.
(d) He is never to speak again unless he is told to.

11. How does Dave eventually get food at home in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He begs his mother for scraps.
(b) He gets up at night and sneaks it out of the refrigerator.
(c) He takes it out of the garbage.
(d) He begs his brothers for food.

12. What kind of pets does Dave's family have Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) White mice.
(b) Fiddler crabs.
(c) Hamsters.
(d) Fish, dogs, cats, and a tortoise.

13. What is the first thing Dave does when he gets to school in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) He goes to his homeroom.
(b) He goes to the auditorium for assembly.
(c) He goes to the school office and is then sent to the nurse.
(d) He goes to the lunch room for milk.

14. What is Dave's mother's biggest asset?
(a) Her determination.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her love for her family.
(d) Her intelligence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dave's favorite place in the world to go during vacation, according to Chapter 2, Good Times?

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

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

4. Why does Dave grow to hate his father more than his mother?

5. How does Dave manage to steal food from his classmates?

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