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

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

3. 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 shirt that hangs down to his knees.
(b) A ripped t-shirt.
(c) A shirt that is too small for him.
(d) A long-sleeved shirt full of holes.

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

5. 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.

6. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she finds out he has been stealing lunches at school?
(a) She tapes his mouth shut.
(b) She makes him eat his food off the floor.
(c) She makes him eat until he is sick.
(d) She doesn't feed him all weekend.

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

8. How does Dave feel about school in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) It is his haven away from mother.
(b) He hates it.
(c) It is torture for him.
(d) He is indifferent to it.

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

10. Why does Dave's mother push his face into the counter in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) He sasses her.
(b) She sees him hurting his brother.
(c) She hears him using foul language.
(d) She catches him with his hands out of the dish water.

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

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

13. What form of punishment does Dave get after his mother decides sitting in the corner is no longer effective?
(a) He has to stand on a chair in the corner.
(b) He has to write a hundred times that he is a bad boy.
(c) He has to remain silent for the entire day.
(d) He has to stand with his face pushed into the mirror, repeating over and over that he is a bad boy.

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

15. Who does Dave compare his family to before the abuse started?
(a) The Brady Bunch.
(b) The Cleaver family.
(c) The Ingalls family.
(d) The Partridge family.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dave is called back to the office from his classroom in Chapter 1, The Rescue, who is there to see him?

2. When does Dave's mother start decorating for the Christmas holidays in Chapter 2, Good Times?

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

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

5. What is the rare thing Dave's mother does when he finishes eating in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

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