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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Dave's mother's name?
(a) Catherine Roberts.
(b) Catherine Roerva.
(c) Catherine Stephens.
(d) Catherine Josephs.

4. What nickname does Dave's father use for him?
(a) Sonny.
(b) Big Guy.
(c) Tiger.
(d) Beanpole.

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

6. How does Dave feel about telling the story of his injuries in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) He wants to get his mother arrested.
(b) He wants to tell everyone what happened.
(c) He is afraid that he will be blamed.
(d) He is reluctant to talk.

7. 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 eat rotten garbage.
(b) She forces him to eat the vomited food.
(c) She forces him to kneel on the kitchen floor all night.
(d) She makes him stand in the corner.

8. What piece of clothing has Dave's mother made him wear to school every day for the past two years in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) A ripped t-shirt.
(b) A long-sleeved shirt full of holes.
(c) A shirt that hangs down to his knees.
(d) A shirt that is too small for him.

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

10. What is Dave's plan when he cannot steal food from school anymore?
(a) He gets food out of the dumpster.
(b) He breaks into the snack machine.
(c) He steals it from stores on the way to school.
(d) He leaves the school and steals from stores.

11. 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 is always falling down.
(d) Dave's brothers hurt him.

12. 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.

13. Chapter 2, Good Times, what does Dave's mother tell Dave and his brothers they should always do?
(a) They should always go to church.
(b) They should always do the best they can in everything.
(c) They should go to college.
(d) They should always say their prayers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Dave when he forgets what his mother sent him to do in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

2. Where does Dave have to go while the rest of the family goes camping?

3. What is Dave's father's reaction to Dave's punishments?

4. What is the first thing Dave does when he gets to school in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

5. Where does Dave go when he finishes his chores after school?

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