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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Dave feel the most alone?
(a) When he sits on the stairs.
(b) When he is in school.
(c) When his father leaves for work.
(d) When he goes to bed.

2. What does Dave come to believe just before he enters the fifth grade?
(a) There is no God for him.
(b) His mother will kill him.
(c) He will always be a slave.
(d) There is no hope for him.

3. What does Dave's mother tell him to do after she changes his bloody clothes in in Chapter 5, The Accident?
(a) Go to bed.
(b) Play in the driveway with his brothers.
(c) Clean the blood off the rug.
(d) Go to the basement.

4. What is Dave's frame of mind when he sees his father leaving for work in the morning?
(a) He hates his father.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He feels cold and hollow.
(d) He feels the warmth of love.

5. When Dave's mother returns from the zoo, what does she do to him?
(a) Puts him in a tub of cold water, forcing his head underwater.
(b) Pulls a chunk of hair out of his head.
(c) Twists his arm.
(d) Slaps his face.

6. How does Dave feel about the people around him by Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?
(a) He wishes they liked him
(b) He hates everyone and everything.
(c) He wishes he could be like them.
(d) He wishes they would acknowledge him.

7. What does Dave do when he finds that his stab wound is infected?
(a) He takes care of it himself.
(b) He goes to Stan for help.
(c) He goes to his mother for help.
(d) He goes to his father for help.

8. What is Dave thinking as he looks at his stab wound and sits at the bottom of the stairs?
(a) He thinks he is a pitiful creature.
(b) He thinks his mother will eventually kill him.
(c) He thinks he will die.
(d) He wills his wound to heal.

9. Which member of the family watches Dave's every move and reports his actions back to his mother?
(a) Father.
(b) Russell.
(c) Stan.
(d) Ron.

10. What does Dave's mother tell him to do when he regains consciousness in Chapter 5, The Accident?
(a) Go eat some food.
(b) Clean up the mess.
(c) Go to bed.
(d) Finish the dishes.

11. What is Dave's punishment for exceeding the allotted time for chores in Chapter 5, The Accident?
(a) A kick.
(b) A burn from the stove.
(c) No food.
(d) A slap.

12. How does Dave refer to Mother's house after his father leaves?
(a) The Prison.
(b) The Madhouse.
(c) The Dungeon.
(d) The Nuthouse.

13. How does Dave feel as he looks at the rundown cabin where his family used to vacation?
(a) Angry.
(b) Happy that it's falling down.
(c) Sad.
(d) Indifferent.

14. What does the piece of driftwood in the Epilogue remind Dave of?
(a) His mother sinking into drunkenness.
(b) His father giving up on him.
(c) His attitude toward his new life.
(d) His former life.

15. How often does Dave receive dinner during the summer of 1971?
(a) Every day.
(b) Once every three days.
(c) Every four days.
(d) Once every other day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have the challenges of Dave's past done for him?

2. What does Dave bring himself to eat after he finishes the breakfast dishes one day in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?

3. Where is Dave driving to after he leaves his view of the Pacific Ocean in the Epilogue?

4. What does Dave's father do to ease Dave's burden in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

5. What is the secret that Dave learns quickly from his bad situation?

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