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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 is Dave's best friend when he repeats first grade?
(a) His cousin.
(b) A boy from his neighborhood.
(c) His brother Stan.
(d) The girl who lives next door.

2. 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 out of the garbage can.
(d) He eats food that he hid in his pocket.

3. What are Dave and his brothers allowed to do on Christmas Eve in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Make cookies.
(b) Open one present.
(c) Stay up late.
(d) Wait for Santa until they fall asleep.

4. What are most of Dave's parent's arguments about?
(a) Dave's brothers.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Dave.
(d) Money problems.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dave's plan when he cannot steal food from school anymore?

2. When Dave is called back to the office from his classroom in Chapter 1, The Rescue, who is there to see him?

3. How does Dave's mother treat the other children who come to the house for Cub Scout meetings?

4. In the beginning, how does Dave find out if he can come out of his room to play?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe what Dave's mother does on the days his father is at work, beginning in Chapter 3, Bad Boy.

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

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

6. Explain what the school requires Dave to do before school every day in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

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

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

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

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