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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave realize after years of struggling?
(a) America is against the downtrodden.
(b) In America, you can come from less and still become a winner.
(c) He does not want to live in America.
(d) America is not really the home of the free.

2. How often does Dave receive lunch during the summer of 1971?
(a) Once a week .
(b) Never.
(c) Every other day.
(d) Every three days.

3. What does one of the ladies in the neighborhood give to Dave out of sympathy in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) A piece of cake.
(b) A new shirt.
(c) Lunch in a brown bag.
(d) Fifty cents.

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

5. What is Father's reaction when mother tells him to stop helping Dave in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) He convinces her to let him help Dave.
(b) He tells her to shut up.
(c) He slaps her.
(d) He complies with her demand.

6. How does Dave's mother feel after she stabs him?
(a) No emotion.
(b) Remorseful.
(c) Angry with him.
(d) Angry at herself.

7. What lie does Dave's mother tell everyone about what Dave did to her while she was pregnant?
(a) Dave kicked her in the stomach.
(b) Dave pushed her down the stairs.
(c) Dave threw soap in her face.
(d) Dave tripped her.

8. Why does the school nurse begin to be interested in Dave's condition in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) One of the other children reports Dave's condition to her.
(b) One of Dave's neighbors calls the school.
(c) The substitute teacher reports Dave's condition to her.
(d) She notices Dave's wretched appearance.

9. Why does Dave's mother give him roller skates for Christmas?
(a) So she can send him out in the cold to skate for hours.
(b) She wants him to be happy one day of the year.
(c) She got them free from the thrift shop.
(d) Dave's father told her to give Dave a present.

10. How does Dave feel as he watches the sunset after being stabbed?
(a) Angry.
(b) Scared.
(c) Warm and alive.
(d) Indifferent.

11. What does Dave's father promise him as they talk quietly together in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) He will force Mother to stop her abuse.
(b) He will have Mother locked up.
(c) He will bring food to Dave every day.
(d) Someday they will leave Mother's house.

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

13. Who does Dave rely upon when he needs encouragement and strength, according to the Epilogue?
(a) His therapist.
(b) God.
(c) His social worker.
(d) His father.

14. When is the only time Dave ever has his prayers answered?
(a) When he prays for to get through the day, he does.
(b) When he prays that his mother gets hurt, she sprains her ankle.
(c) When he prays for food, his father sneaks him a sandwich.
(d) When he was five, he prayed for his mother to get sick and she did.

15. Why does Dave grow to hate his father?
(a) His father fails to rescue him.
(b) His father leaves the family.
(c) His father treats his brothers better.
(d) His father starts beating him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dave feel about the people around him by Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?

2. What does Dave's fourth grade substitute teacher give to students who do good work?

3. How long does Dave go without food when his father is away?

4. What new torture does Dave's mother come up with when she sends him to clean the bathroom in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

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

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