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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Dave show the scar on his chest to while he is in the principal's office?
(a) The principal.
(b) A policeman.
(c) The teachers.
(d) The nurse.

2. 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 make his bed.
(c) So he can have his brother's leftover breakfast.
(d) So he can play ball before school.

3. What does Dave's mother force him to drink that burns the flesh from his mouth?
(a) Dish Soap.
(b) Lye.
(c) Clorox.
(d) Ammonia.

4. During the good years, when do the holidays begin for Dave's family?
(a) New Year's Day.
(b) Thanksgiving.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Halloween.

5. 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 go to college.
(c) They should always do the best they can in everything.
(d) They should always say their prayers.

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

7. What is the occupation of Dave's father?
(a) Policeman.
(b) Bank clerk.
(c) Baker.
(d) Fireman.

8. 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) Watching the sunset on the Russian River.
(c) When she tucks him into bed.
(d) When she listens to his bedtime prayers.

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

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

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

12. 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 tripped and fell.
(b) He says that he bumped into the cabinet.
(c) He says that he fell down the stairs.
(d) He says that he was playing baseball and got hit with the bat.

13. What does Dave make sure that everyone knows about the scar on his chest?
(a) That is was an accident.
(b) That his brother stabbed him.
(c) That his father stabbed him.
(d) That his mother meant to hurt him.

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

15. How does Dave get caught asking for food on the way to school?
(a) His father catches him at a neighbor's house.
(b) His mother sees him as she drives his brother's to school.
(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 form of punishment does Dave get after his mother decides sitting in the corner is no longer effective?

2. What is the disgusting punishment Dave's mother invents for him when the family is vacationing at the Russian River in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

3. 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?

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

5. Chapter 2, Good Times, who is in command of all family matters in Dave's household?

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