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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. Who does Dave compare his family to before the abuse started?
(a) The Partridge family.
(b) The Ingalls family.
(c) The Cleaver family.
(d) The Brady Bunch.

2. In Chapter 3, Bad Boy, what do Dave's parents do from 3 p.m. until bedtime when his father is not working?
(a) They go out.
(b) They argue.
(c) They read the Bible.
(d) They drink and dance in the kitchen.

3. How does Dave feel about school in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) He hates it.
(b) It is torture for him.
(c) It is his haven away from mother.
(d) He is indifferent to it.

4. 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 left for the cat.
(c) He eats food that he hid in his pocket.
(d) He eats food out of the garbage can.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave's mother make him and his brothers to do for hours at a time in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

2. How does Dave save himself from being forced to lie across the stove?

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

4. What happens to Dave when he forgets what his mother sent him to do in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the breakfasts Dave usually receives from his mother.

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

3. Describe the lunch Dave has been taking to school for the past three years in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

4. Describe the types of inquiries Miss Moss starts to ask Dave in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

5. What does the police officer tell Dave as they drive toward the outskirt of Dale City in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

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

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

8. What does Dave's mother tell the doctor when she dislocates his shoulder?

9. 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.

10. Explain the dramatic lesson Dave's mother teaches the boys on a Sunday afternoon in Chapter 2, Good Times.

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