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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. Why does Dave's mother suddenly allow Dave to eat with the family, watch TV, and give him new clothes to wear?
(a) A neighbor is stopping by for coffee.
(b) Social services is coming for a visit.
(c) She is sorry for the abuse.
(d) The school principal is coming for a visit.

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

3. What does Dave's fourth grade substitute teacher give to students who do good work?
(a) A balloon.
(b) A sticker.
(c) A new pencil.
(d) Ice cream.

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

5. What have the challenges of Dave's past done for him?
(a) Made him timid.
(b) Made him lose his self-confidence.
(c) Made him hate himself.
(d) Made him stronger inside.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Dave feel as he watches the sunset after being stabbed?

3. By Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer, when does Dave believe he will be free of his mother?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. Explain the new punishment Dave's mother invents for him in Chapter 5, While Father is Away, and how he survives it.

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

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

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

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

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

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