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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the bully in Dave's school that beats him up whenever he sees him?
(a) Ron.
(b) Clifford.
(c) Kevin.
(d) Stan.

2. 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 is indifferent.
(c) He feels cold and hollow.
(d) He feels the warmth of love.

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

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

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 is Superman.
(c) He dreams he fall from a cliff.
(d) He dreams that he drowns in the sea.

6. What is Dave's frame of mind during the summer of 1971?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Still hopeful.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Low morale.

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

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

9. What is Dave's punishment if he looks at one of his brothers?
(a) No food.
(b) A kick.
(c) A slap in the face.
(d) A burn from the stove.

10. What does Dave do to keep from screaming while his stab wound is being cleaned?
(a) Puts his fist in his mouth.
(b) Stuffs a rag in his mouth.
(c) Bites his tongue.
(d) Buries his face in a pillow.

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

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

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

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

15. What is the new baby's name?
(a) Robert.
(b) Joe.
(c) Michael.
(d) Kevin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dave refer to Mother's house after his father leaves?

3. How does Dave's mother feel after she stabs him?

4. When Dave brings home a letter from Mr. Zeigler telling Mother about Dave's being the top student in the class, how does Mother react?

5. Why does Dave grow to hate his father?

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