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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. What is Dave's punishment for exceeding the allotted time for chores in Chapter 5, The Accident?
(a) A kick.
(b) A slap.
(c) No food.
(d) A burn from the stove.

2. What does Dave manage to do when he is rescued?
(a) Let go of his past.
(b) Vow to punish his father.
(c) Make sure his mother suffers.
(d) Gets revenge on Stan.

3. What does one of the ladies in the neighborhood give to Dave out of sympathy in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) A piece of cake.
(b) Lunch in a brown bag.
(c) A new shirt.
(d) Fifty cents.

4. Near the end of summer in Chapter 6, While Father is Away, what does Dave's mother send him to do?
(a) Grocery shop.
(b) Wash windows in the neighborhood.
(c) Mow lawns in the neighborhood.
(d) Deliver newspapers.

5. What does Dave's mother do after Dave is stabbed?
(a) She leaves him bleeding on the floor.
(b) She carries him to the garage and leaves him there.
(c) She calls her husband to help.
(d) She props him up on the toilet and wraps his wound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dave's mother give him roller skates for Christmas?

2. How does Dave react when his father says goodbye to him?

3. How does Dave feel about his brothers as he hears them laugh at a TV show while they eat their desserts?

4. What have the challenges of Dave's past done for him?

5. Why does the school nurse begin to be interested in Dave's condition in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe where Dave brings his son in the Epilogue and his emotions at that time.

2. Describe the incident where Dave is stabbed by his mother.

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

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

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

6. How does Dave feel about life in America, as outlined in the Epilogue?

7. Describe why Dave is so fascinated with a piece of driftwood that is washing ashore in the Epilogue.

8. Describe what Dave has to do while the rest of the family eats in the summer of 1971.

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

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

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