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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 during the summer of 1971?
(a) Low morale.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Still hopeful.
(d) Vengeful.

2. How often does Dave receive lunch during the summer of 1971?
(a) Once a week .
(b) Every other day.
(c) Every three days.
(d) Never.

3. Which member of the family watches Dave's every move and reports his actions back to his mother?
(a) Stan.
(b) Russell.
(c) Ron.
(d) Father.

4. What does Dave refuse to do in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer despite how his mother treats him?
(a) Sit on the stairs.
(b) Go to the basement.
(c) Stand in the garden.
(d) Cry.

5. 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.

6. What does Dave promise himself he will do if he comes out of his situation alive?
(a) He will get revenge on his brothers.
(b) He will get revenge on his father.
(c) He will be the best he can be.
(d) He will get revenge on his mother.

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

8. What does Dave come to believe just before he enters the fifth grade?
(a) His mother will kill him.
(b) He will always be a slave.
(c) There is no hope for him.
(d) There is no God for him.

9. How does Dave react when his father says goodbye to him?
(a) He will try to get mother to love him.
(b) He does not care about life anymore.
(c) He vows to be a good boy.
(d) He will try to get help from his brothers.

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

11. By Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer, how does Dave tolerate physical pain?
(a) He can barely stand it.
(b) Even light slaps feel like torture.
(c) He is disconnected from it.
(d) It is worse than ever.

12. Who is the leader of a small band of girls that torment Dave?
(a) Shirley.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Aggie.
(d) Bonnie.

13. 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.

14. When Dave's father leaves for good, what is Dave's reaction?
(a) He is indifferent to the situation.
(b) He thinks his mother will change now.
(c) He is glad his father is gone.
(d) He knows that Mother will kill him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave bring himself to eat after he finishes the breakfast dishes one day in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?

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

3. 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?

4. How does Dave feel about the people around him by Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?

5. What is Dave's punishment for exceeding the allotted time for chores in Chapter 5, The Accident?

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