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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Dave get caught asking for food on the way to school?
(a) He accidentally goes to a house where a woman knows his mother.
(b) His father catches him at a neighbor's house.
(c) His mother sees him as she drives his brother's to school.
(d) His brothers see him going up to houses.

3. In Chapter 2, Good Times, when does Dave's mom hug him, giving him a feeling of warmth and safety?
(a) When she wakes him up in the morning.
(b) When she listens to his bedtime prayers.
(c) Watching the sunset on the Russian River.
(d) When she tucks him into bed.

4. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she receives a call from the principal about Dave's condition in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) She puts Dave in the basement all night.
(b) She gives Dave two bloody noses and knocks out a tooth.
(c) She ties Dave to a chair for the night.
(d) She resists the urge to beat Dave.

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

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

7. What are Dave and his brothers allowed to do on Christmas Eve in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Wait for Santa until they fall asleep.
(b) Make cookies.
(c) Open one present.
(d) Stay up late.

8. How does Dave's mother surprise him after he finishes washing the dishes in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She gives him a kiss on the forehead.
(b) She tells him she is proud of him.
(c) She tells him he did a good job with the dishes.
(d) She allows him to eat the milk and cereal leftover in his brother's bowl.

9. What does Dave's mother tell the principal in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) Dave hurts himself and makes up wild stories.
(b) Dave gets into fights in the neighborhood.
(c) Dave's brothers hurt him.
(d) Dave is always falling down.

10. 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 off his bike.
(c) He fell out of bed.
(d) He fell out of a tree.

11. Beginning in Chapter 3, Bad Boy, what does Dave's mother do on the days his father is away at work?
(a) She lies on the couch all day, watching television in her bathrobe.
(b) She goes on shopping sprees all day.
(c) She volunteers at the school.
(d) She volunteers at the hospital.

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

13. How does Dave's relationship with his mother change in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) From punishment to leniency.
(b) From discipline to punishment.
(c) From discipline to indifference.
(d) From indifference to punishment.

14. Who checks for new injuries on Dave every morning before school starts?
(a) Miss Woods.
(b) Mr. Zeigler.
(c) The school nurse.
(d) The principal.

15. Why does Dave grow to hate his father more than his mother?
(a) His father helps his mother torture him.
(b) His father leaves the house.
(c) His father is more abusive than his mother.
(d) His father does nothing to help him anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of punishment does Dave get after his mother decides sitting in the corner is no longer effective?

2. How does Dave feel when he is not allowed to go camping?

3. How does Dave do with his school work in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

4. What kind of pets does Dave's family have Chapter 2, Good Times?

5. How does Dave eventually get food at home in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

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