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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 changes about Dave's sleeping habits in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?
(a) He sleeps as much as he can.
(b) He no longer dreams.
(c) He dreams he escapes every night.
(d) He can't sleep at all.

2. What is Dave's frame of mind during the summer of 1971?
(a) Vengeful.
(b) Low morale.
(c) Hateful.
(d) Still hopeful.

3. What does Dave realize after years of struggling?
(a) America is not really the home of the free.
(b) In America, you can come from less and still become a winner.
(c) He does not want to live in America.
(d) America is against the downtrodden.

4. How often does Dave receive dinner during the summer of 1971?
(a) Every day.
(b) Once every other day.
(c) Once every three days.
(d) Every four days.

5. Why does Dave's mother give him roller skates for Christmas?
(a) So she can send him out in the cold to skate for hours.
(b) Dave's father told her to give Dave a present.
(c) She got them free from the thrift shop.
(d) She wants him to be happy one day of the year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave's mother tell him to do when he regains consciousness in Chapter 5, The Accident?

2. 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?

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

4. Which member of the family watches Dave's every move and reports his actions back to his mother?

5. What does Dave's father do to ease Dave's burden in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the school nurse become interested in Dave's condition in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

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

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

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

6. How does Dave look positively at his abusive past?

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

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

9. Explain what Dave eats after he finished the dishes one day in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer.

10. Explain why Dave's morale is low in the summer of 1971.

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