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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. How does Dave find food after being confined in the garage for hours in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He eats food from the freezer.
(b) He eats food out of the garbage can.
(c) He eats food that he hid in his pocket.
(d) He eats food left for the cat.

2. Why does Dave's mother start to cry on Christmas Day in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) She is so happy to have a real family.
(b) She burned her hand on the oven.
(c) She misses her mother.
(d) She is sad that Christmas is almost over.

3. What is Dave told after the phone call to his mother in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) Dave is free.
(b) Dave should not make his mother angry.
(c) Dave is going back to his mother.
(d) Dave is to blame for everything.

4. How does Dave eventually get food at home in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He takes it out of the garbage.
(b) He begs his brothers for food.
(c) He gets up at night and sneaks it out of the refrigerator.
(d) He begs his mother for scraps.

5. Why does Dave grow to hate his father more than his mother?
(a) His father leaves the house.
(b) His father does nothing to help him anymore.
(c) His father is more abusive than his mother.
(d) His father helps his mother torture him.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Dave and his family like to do in the springtime in Chapter 2, Good Times?

3. What does Dave's mother teach him in a small trenched hole at the Russian River?

4. What kind of a housekeeper is Dave's mother during the good times?

5. Who does Dave show the scar on his chest to while he is in the principal's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Many times Dave's mother sends him to search the house for something she has lost. What does she do to him if he forgets what he is looking for?

2. Describe the clothes Dave wears to school every day in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

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

4. By Chapter 4, The Fight for Food, what is his position in the family?

5. Explain why Dave is so anxious about finishing the dishes on time in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

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

7. Summarize the punishment Dave's mother inflicts upon him while the family is vacationing at the Russian River, as described in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

8. Explain why the Russian River is Dave's favorite vacation spot in Chapter 2, Good Times.

9. Summarize Dave's father's reaction to Dave's punishments, as described in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

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

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