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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. When does Dave's mother start decorating for the Christmas holidays in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Christmas Eve.
(b) The week before Christmas.
(c) The day after Thanksgiving.
(d) Right after Halloween.

2. How does Dave's mother look on a typical day?
(a) Swollen red eyes, frazzled hair, no makeup, and overweight.
(b) Long shiny hair, shining teeth, and stylish.
(c) Soft curly hair, thin, and lovely.
(d) Short wavy hair, glowing smile, and well-groomed.

3. How does Dave's mother treat the other children who come to the house for Cub Scout meetings?
(a) She is impatient with them.
(b) Like kings.
(c) She tolerates them.
(d) She doesn't speak to them.

4. How does Dave do with his school work in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) He leaves his papers blank.
(b) He gets more happy faces than everyone else in the class.
(c) He never finishes his school work.
(d) He gets bad grades on all his papers.

5. By in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food, how is Dave treated by the rest of the family?
(a) They visit him when mother isn't looking.
(b) They feel sorry for him.
(c) They do not acknowledge him.
(d) They sneak food to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dave's mother push his face into the counter in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

2. Beginning in Chapter 3, Bad Boy, who becomes Dave's protector?

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

4. What is Dave's favorite place in the world to go during vacation, according to Chapter 2, Good Times?

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

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

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

4. Explain how Dave manages to get food at school in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

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

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

7. Describe the types of inquiries Miss Moss starts to ask Dave 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. Describe the lunch Dave has been taking to school for the past three years in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

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

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