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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she receives a call from the principal about Dave's condition in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) She ties Dave to a chair for the night.
(b) She puts Dave in the basement all night.
(c) She gives Dave two bloody noses and knocks out a tooth.
(d) She resists the urge to beat Dave.

2. What kind of a housekeeper is Dave's mother during the good times?
(a) She is a clean fiend.
(b) She cleans enough to get by.
(c) She is untidy and doesn't care about the house.
(d) She rarely cleans the house.

3. Who does Dave show the scar on his chest to while he is in the principal's office?
(a) The nurse.
(b) The teachers.
(c) The principal.
(d) A policeman.

4. What is Dave's father's reaction to Dave's punishments?
(a) He doesn't do anything.
(b) He forces Dave's mother to feed him.
(c) He tries to convince Dave's mother that she is too harsh.
(d) He holds Dave and comforts him.

5. Dave's mother comes after him as he sits in his chair in the bedroom in Chapter 3, Bad Boy. What does she do to him?
(a) She brushes his hair.
(b) She hits him over and over and dislocates his shoulder.
(c) She tells him she is sorry.
(d) She gives him a hug.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 2, Good Times, who is in command of all family matters in Dave's household?

2. What is the occupation of Dave's father?

3. Why does Dave want to finish washing the dishes as quickly as possible in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

4. Who checks for new injuries on Dave every morning before school starts?

5. Where does Dave's mother have him sleep on the night of the chair incident?

Short Essay Questions

1. As shared in Chapter 2, The Good Times, what is the family tradition about placing the angel on top of the Christmas tree?

2. What does Dave decide to do when he can no longer steal food from school?

3. Describe the condition of Dave's mother on a typical day in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

4. Describe the two excuses Dave makes in Chapter 1, The Rescue, to explain how he got the bruises on his face.

5. Describe how Dave's mother decorates the house for Christmas in Chapter 2, Good Times.

6. Describe what Dave's family does on spring days in Chapter 2, Good Times.

7. Describe Dave's family life before the abuse starts.

8. Describe Mother's reaction when the principal calls her about Dave's condition in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

9. Describe the Happy Hour that Dave's parents celebrate, as outlined in Chapter 3, Bad Boy.

10. Discuss why Dave does not mind having to run to school.

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