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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Dave manage to do when he is rescued?
(a) Gets revenge on Stan.
(b) Vow to punish his father.
(c) Make sure his mother suffers.
(d) Let go of his past.

6. When Dave's father leaves for good, what is Dave's reaction?
(a) He thinks his mother will change now.
(b) He knows that Mother will kill him.
(c) He is indifferent to the situation.
(d) He is glad his father is gone.

7. What is the secret that Dave learns quickly from his bad situation?
(a) People are evil.
(b) Life is hell.
(c) Internal motivation.
(d) Don't trust anyone.

8. What does Dave think about 'the accident' with his mother when he regains consciousness?
(a) He won't let mother hurt him again.
(b) He thinks he is going to die.
(c) It has set him free.
(d) He thinks about revenge.

9. How long does Dave go without food when his father is away?
(a) Five days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) One week.

10. What does Dave promise himself he will do if he comes out of his situation alive?
(a) He will get revenge on his father.
(b) He will get revenge on his mother.
(c) He will get revenge on his brothers.
(d) He will be the best he can be.

11. Where is Dave driving to after he leaves his view of the Pacific Ocean in the Epilogue?
(a) To his mother's house.
(b) To his old school.
(c) His secret utopia.
(d) To his brother's house.

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

13. What are Dave's feelings as he lies on his cot the night he is stabbed?
(a) He gives up.
(b) He feels like a wounded animal.
(c) He feels ashamed.
(d) He feels abandoned.

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

15. What gift does Dave's turbulent past give him, according to the Epilogue?
(a) The satisfaction of revenge.
(b) The knowledge that God is dead.
(c) An appreciation for things others take for granted.
(d) The knowledge that people are evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dave's punishment for exceeding the allotted time for chores in Chapter 5, The Accident?

2. What is Dave thinking as he stands facing the beauty of the Pacific Ocean in the Epilogue?

3. What is Russell's reaction to the harsh way mother talks to Dave?

4. Who does Dave rely upon when he needs encouragement and strength, according to the Epilogue?

5. How does Dave feel as he watches the sunset after being stabbed?

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