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

3. How many days pass before Dave's stab wound gets infected?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Seven.
(d) Three.

4. 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 food off the floor.
(b) He eats the bread his mother threw out to the birds.
(c) He eats leftover pancakes out of the dog's bowl.
(d) He eats cat food.

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

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

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

8. What does Dave's fourth grade substitute teacher give to students who do good work?
(a) A new pencil.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) A balloon.
(d) A sticker.

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

10. As Dave contemplates his abuse as a child, what does he reveal that he felt was causing his dire situation?
(a) The jealousy of his brothers.
(b) The lies his teachers told his mother about him.
(c) His misbehavior.
(d) A giant undertow was sucking him down.

11. What is Dave's final thought in the book?
(a) I'll never let it go.
(b) I'll never be free.
(c) I'm free.
(d) I'll never forgive.

12. Who does Dave hate more than anyone else?
(a) His mother.
(b) His brothers.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

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

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

15. What is the one thing Dave wants, even more than food in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) Love.
(b) New Clothes.
(c) Respect.
(d) Sympathy.