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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 is the only time Dave ever has his prayers answered?
(a) When he was five, he prayed for his mother to get sick and she did.
(b) When he prays for to get through the day, he does.
(c) When he prays for food, his father sneaks him a sandwich.
(d) When he prays that his mother gets hurt, she sprains her ankle.

2. Why does the school nurse begin to be interested in Dave's condition in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) She notices Dave's wretched appearance.
(b) One of the other children reports Dave's condition to her.
(c) The substitute teacher reports Dave's condition to her.
(d) One of Dave's neighbors calls the school.

3. As Dave watches an old piece of driftwood as it washes ashore, what does he imagine the wood is trying to do?
(a) Speak to him.
(b) Break itself on the rocks.
(c) Struggling to stay ashore.
(d) Sink into the sea.

4. What type of people does Dave meet after he is rescued?
(a) People who blame him for his abuse.
(b) People who teach him to make the right choices.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Abusive people.

5. How does Dave feel about his father after he tells his father about the stabbing?
(a) He loses all respect for his father.
(b) He loves his father.
(c) He is afraid of his father.
(d) His father is a coward.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dave brings home a letter from Mr. Zeigler telling Mother about Dave's being the top student in the class, how does Mother react?

2. By Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer, how does Dave tolerate physical pain?

3. What does Dave do when he finds that his stab wound is infected?

4. When Dave's father leaves for good, what is Dave's reaction?

5. What does Dave's fourth grade substitute teacher give to students who do good work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Dave goes to his father for help after being stabbed. What is his father's reaction?

4. Describe what Dave does when he finds that his stab wound is infected.

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

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

7. Summarize what Dave wants from his life now that he is free in the Epilogue.

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

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

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

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