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

2. As Dave contemplates his abuse as a child, what does he reveal that he felt was causing his dire situation?
(a) His misbehavior.
(b) The lies his teachers told his mother about him.
(c) A giant undertow was sucking him down.
(d) The jealousy of his brothers.

3. What does Dave promise himself he will do if he comes out of his situation alive?
(a) He will get revenge on his father.
(b) He will get revenge on his brothers.
(c) He will get revenge on his mother.
(d) He will be the best he can be.

4. What happens when Dave's mother threatens to kill him with a knife?
(a) She falls and the knife stabs Dave in the chest accidentally.
(b) She stabs Dave in the arm.
(c) She purposely stabs Dave in the stomach.
(d) She stabs Dave in the hand.

5. What gift does Dave's turbulent past give him, according to the Epilogue?
(a) An appreciation for things others take for granted.
(b) The knowledge that people are evil.
(c) The knowledge that God is dead.
(d) The satisfaction of revenge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position does Dave's mother force him to do while the rest of the family eats?

2. What is Russell's reaction to the harsh way mother talks to Dave?

3. Who does Dave hate more than anyone else?

4. What is Dave's final thought in the book?

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Explain what Dave's mother does after he is stabbed.

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

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

10. Explain why Dave's mother gives him roller skates for Christmas.

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