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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. How does Dave refer to Mother's house after his father leaves?
(a) The Nuthouse.
(b) The Dungeon.
(c) The Madhouse.
(d) The Prison.

2. What does Dave's mother tell him to do while she takes his brothers to the zoo?
(a) Wash all the windows in the house.
(b) Stand against the wall.
(c) Sit in the basement in the dark.
(d) Sit on rocks in the backyard in the prisoner of war position.

3. What do two of Dave's classmates tell him to do when they are on a field trip on a clipper ship?
(a) Jump.
(b) Tell the police about the abuse.
(c) Kill his mother.
(d) Tell the principal about the abuse.

4. What does Dave come to believe just before he enters the fifth grade?
(a) There is no God for him.
(b) His mother will kill him.
(c) He will always be a slave.
(d) There is no hope for him.

5. Who is the bully in Dave's school that beats him up whenever he sees him?
(a) Ron.
(b) Clifford.
(c) Stan.
(d) Kevin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave do to keep from screaming while his stab wound is being cleaned?

2. What contest does Dave win in the fifth grade?

3. What is Dave thinking as he stands facing the beauty of the Pacific Ocean in the Epilogue?

4. Dave's mother offers him food after many days in Chapter 6, While Father is Away. What does she do when he is about to eat it?

5. Near the end of summer in Chapter 6, While Father is Away, what does Dave's mother send him to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Dave enters fifth grade, what is his frame of mind?

2. Describe the people Dave encounters after he is rescued.

3. What are Dave's thoughts when his father leaves for good?

4. Summarize the forms of punishment Dave expects to receive as he turns 11-years-old.

5. Describe the one time Dave had his prayers answered.

6. Describe how Dave is treated by the rest of the family when his mother is in the hospital delivering his new brother.

7. Describe Dave's behavior in the classroom one a day during the winter of 1973.

8. Describe the actions of Dave's mother when she offers him a plate of food after ten days of not eating.

9. Explain why Mother suddenly allows Dave to watch television and gives him new clothes to wear in Chapter 6, While Father is Away.

10. Summarize the incidents that happen to Dave on the day his mother takes his brothers to the zoo.

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