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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 hates his father.
(b) He feels the warmth of love.
(c) He is indifferent.
(d) He feels cold and hollow.

2. Near the end of summer in Chapter 6, While Father is Away, what does Dave's mother send him to do?
(a) Mow lawns in the neighborhood.
(b) Grocery shop.
(c) Deliver newspapers.
(d) Wash windows in the neighborhood.

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

4. By Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer, when does Dave believe he will be free of his mother?
(a) When she dies and goes to hell.
(b) When his father has her arrested.
(c) When he kills her.
(d) When he runs away.

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

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

7. What is Dave thinking as he stands facing the beauty of the Pacific Ocean in the Epilogue?
(a) He is alive.
(b) He will never forget his pain.
(c) He feels sorry for himself.
(d) How much he hates his mother

8. What is the code of Dave's family?
(a) Only Mother gets to control Dave
(b) Watch each other's back.
(c) If they don't acknowledge the problem, it does not exist.
(d) Everyone blames Dave for everything.

9. What does Dave dream on the night his stab wound infection is cleaned?
(a) He dreams he is Superman.
(b) He dreams that he kills his mother.
(c) He dreams he fall from a cliff.
(d) He dreams that he drowns in the sea.

10. 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) Forces him to say grace.
(b) Asks him for a kiss.
(c) Forces him to beg .
(d) Grabs the plate away.

11. What does Dave bring himself to eat after he finishes the breakfast dishes one day in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?
(a) He eats cat food.
(b) He eats food off the floor.
(c) He eats the bread his mother threw out to the birds.
(d) He eats leftover pancakes out of the dog's bowl.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dave feel about his brothers as he hears them laugh at a TV show while they eat their desserts?

2. Who is the leader of a small band of girls that torment Dave?

3. How often does Dave receive lunch during the summer of 1971?

4. What does Dave promise himself he will do if he comes out of his situation alive?

5. What is Dave thinking as he looks at his stab wound and sits at the bottom of the stairs?

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