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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. After the chair incident, what does Dave's mother tell the doctor and Dave's father happened to Dave?
(a) He fell off his bike.
(b) He fell out of bed.
(c) He fell down the stairs.
(d) He fell out of a tree.

2. During the good years, when do the holidays begin for Dave's family?
(a) Christmas.
(b) New Year's Day.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Thanksgiving.

3. When Dave's mother receives the phone call from the authorities in Chapter 1, The Rescue, what is she told?
(a) That Dave is in the custody of the juvenile department.
(b) That Dave will be late getting home.
(c) That Dave got a detention.
(d) That she should pick up Dave from school.

4. Why isn't Dave allowed to get a ride to school with his brothers?
(a) He gets car sick.
(b) He is too smelly.
(c) He is no longer considered a member of the family.
(d) There is no room for him.

5. Why does Dave's mother push his face into the counter in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She catches him with his hands out of the dish water.
(b) He sasses her.
(c) She sees him hurting his brother.
(d) She hears him using foul language.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave say happened to his face when he is questioned about the bruises in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

2. Dave's mother pushes her finger down his throat, forcing him to vomit up the frozen food he stole at school. What does she do then?

3. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she finds out he has been stealing lunches at school?

4. Where does Dave go when he finishes his chores after school?

5. What is Dave's father's reaction to Dave's punishments?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain what type of punishment Dave's mother invents for him when she doesn't think the corner treatment is effective anymore.

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

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

6. Describe what Dave's mother does one day when she is sick in Chapter 2, Good Times.

7. 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?

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

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

10. Summarize the change that takes place in Dave's relationship with his mother in Chapter 3, Bad Boy.

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