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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) She burns the letter.
(b) She says that she is proud of him.
(c) She tells Dave that she wishes he were dead.
(d) She gives Dave a hug.

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

3. What is Father's reaction when mother tells him to stop helping Dave in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) He complies with her demand.
(b) He convinces her to let him help Dave.
(c) He slaps her.
(d) He tells her to shut up.

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

5. What does Dave's mother tell him to do after she changes his bloody clothes in in Chapter 5, The Accident?
(a) Go to bed.
(b) Play in the driveway with his brothers.
(c) Clean the blood off the rug.
(d) Go to the basement.

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

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

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

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. 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.

14. What does one of the ladies in the neighborhood give to Dave out of sympathy in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) Fifty cents.
(b) A piece of cake.
(c) Lunch in a brown bag.
(d) A new shirt.

15. Why does Dave's mother suddenly allow Dave to eat with the family, watch TV, and give him new clothes to wear?
(a) She is sorry for the abuse.
(b) The school principal is coming for a visit.
(c) Social services is coming for a visit.
(d) A neighbor is stopping by for coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new torture does Dave's mother come up with when she sends him to clean the bathroom in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

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

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

4. Why does the school nurse begin to be interested in Dave's condition in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

5. What position does Dave's mother force him to do while the rest of the family eats?

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