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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

4. What have the challenges of Dave's past done for him?
(a) Made him lose his self-confidence.
(b) Made him hate himself.
(c) Made him timid.
(d) Made him stronger inside.

5. What happens when Dave's mother threatens to kill him with a knife?
(a) She falls and the knife stabs Dave in the chest accidentally.
(b) She stabs Dave in the hand.
(c) She stabs Dave in the arm.
(d) She purposely stabs Dave in the stomach.

6. As Dave watches an old piece of driftwood as it washes ashore, what does he imagine the wood is trying to do?
(a) Break itself on the rocks.
(b) Sink into the sea.
(c) Struggling to stay ashore.
(d) Speak to him.

7. Dave's mother offers him food after many days in Chapter 6, While Father is Away. What does she do when he is about to eat it?
(a) Grabs the plate away.
(b) Forces him to beg .
(c) Asks him for a kiss.
(d) Forces him to say grace.

8. What changes about Dave's sleeping habits in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?
(a) He sleeps as much as he can.
(b) He no longer dreams.
(c) He dreams he escapes every night.
(d) He can't sleep at all.

9. What happens to Dave in the winter of 1973, while he is in his classroom?
(a) He screams at the teacher.
(b) He slaps another student.
(c) He runs from the classroom screaming and slams the door behind him.
(d) He wins the spelling bee.

10. What does Dave's father do to ease Dave's burden in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) He gives Dave extra blankets.
(b) He helps Dave with the dishes every night.
(c) He brings food to Dave in the middle of the night.
(d) He drives Dave to school.

11. How does Dave feel about his father after he tells his father about the stabbing?
(a) He loses all respect for his father.
(b) His father is a coward.
(c) He is afraid of his father.
(d) He loves his father.

12. 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.

13. What position does Dave's mother force him to do while the rest of the family eats?
(a) Standing with his face against the wall .
(b) The prisoner of war position at the bottom of the stairs.
(c) Kneeling on the floor in the corner.
(d) Standing on a chair in the corner.

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

15. What career choice does Dave make as an adult?
(a) He joins the Air Force.
(b) He becomes a minister.
(c) He joins the Navy.
(d) He becomes a prison guard.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Dave's punishment if he looks at one of his brothers?

3. What does Dave's mother tell him to do when he regains consciousness in Chapter 5, The Accident?

4. What lie does Dave's mother tell everyone about what Dave did to her while she was pregnant?

5. How does Dave feel as he looks at the rundown cabin where his family used to vacation?

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