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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 does Dave do when he finds that his stab wound is infected?
(a) He goes to his mother for help.
(b) He takes care of it himself.
(c) He goes to Stan for help.
(d) He goes to his father for help.

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

3. What position does Dave's mother force him to do while the rest of the family eats?
(a) The prisoner of war position at the bottom of the stairs.
(b) Kneeling on the floor in the corner.
(c) Standing on a chair in the corner.
(d) Standing with his face against the wall .

4. What are Dave's feelings as he lies on his cot the night he is stabbed?
(a) He feels like a wounded animal.
(b) He gives up.
(c) He feels ashamed.
(d) He feels abandoned.

5. What does Dave's mother tell him to do while she takes his brothers to the zoo?
(a) Sit in the basement in the dark.
(b) Sit on rocks in the backyard in the prisoner of war position.
(c) Wash all the windows in the house.
(d) Stand against the wall.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is the only time Dave ever has his prayers answered?

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

3. How many days pass before Dave's stab wound gets infected?

4. What does Dave dream on the night his stab wound infection is cleaned?

5. Where is Dave driving to after he leaves his view of the Pacific Ocean in the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Summarize Mother's reaction when she receives a letter from Mr. Zeigler praising Dave's efforts in school.

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

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

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