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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. For what reason does Dave think he has been called into the principal's office in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) To be arrested for stealing.
(b) Because he was talking in class.
(c) Because he forgot his homework.
(d) To be given a detention for being late.

2. What does Dave say when people at school ask him the cause of his bruises?
(a) He uses ready-made excuses his mother told him.
(b) He makes up lies on the spot.
(c) He mumbles incoherently.
(d) He always says that he is clumsy and falls a lot.

3. What does Dave's teacher, Miss Moss, start questioning him about?
(a) His mother's pregnancy.
(b) Why he doesn't take the bus.
(c) Why he doesn't do his homework.
(d) Why he is tired, the condition of his clothes, and his bruises.

4. What does the principal give to Dave after the meeting in his office?
(a) A suspension.
(b) A letter for his mother .
(c) A detention.
(d) A tray of food.

5. What does Dave's mother tell the principal in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) Dave's brothers hurt him.
(b) Dave hurts himself and makes up wild stories.
(c) Dave gets into fights in the neighborhood.
(d) Dave is always falling down.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of clothing has Dave's mother made him wear to school every day for the past two years in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

2. How does Dave find food after being confined in the garage for hours in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

3. What kind of pets does Dave's family have Chapter 2, Good Times?

4. 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?

5. What nickname does Dave's father use for him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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