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

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

3. What is the code of Dave's family?
(a) If they don't acknowledge the problem, it does not exist.
(b) Only Mother gets to control Dave
(c) Watch each other's back.
(d) Everyone blames Dave for everything.

4. What new torture does Dave's mother come up with when she sends him to clean the bathroom in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) She has him wash the bathroom floor with his shirt.
(b) She forces him to clean the toilet with his toothbrush.
(c) She puts a bucket of Clorox and ammonia in the room with him.
(d) She has him clean up broken glass in bare feet and hands.

5. How long does Dave go without food when his father is away?
(a) One week.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Five days.

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. What is the secret that Dave learns quickly from his bad situation?

3. As Dave contemplates his abuse as a child, what does he reveal that he felt was causing his dire situation?

4. What does the piece of driftwood in the Epilogue remind Dave of?

5. Where does Dave's mother have him sleep after she carves pumpkins with his brothers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 6, While Father is Away, what does Dave's father vow he will do for Dave someday?

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

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