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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dave's mother have him sleep on the night of the chair incident?

2. What is Dave told after the phone call to his mother in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

3. What nickname does Dave's father use for him?

4. Dave's mother pushes her finger down his throat, forcing him to vomit up the frozen food he stole at school. What does she do then?

5. Where is Dave taken after the meeting in Mr. Hansen's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Dave is so anxious about finishing the dishes on time in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

2. What does Dave's mother tell the doctor when she dislocates his shoulder?

3. Describe what Dave's mother does one day when she is sick in Chapter 2, Good Times.

4. Describe what Dave's mother does on the days his father is at work, beginning in Chapter 3, Bad Boy.

5. What does Dave decide to do when he can no longer steal food from school?

6. Describe the lunch Dave has been taking to school for the past three years in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

7. Explain what the school requires Dave to do before school every day in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

8. Summarize the punishment Dave's mother inflicts upon him while the family is vacationing at the Russian River, as described in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

9. As shared in Chapter 2, The Good Times, what is the family tradition about placing the angel on top of the Christmas tree?

10. What does the police officer tell Dave as they drive toward the outskirt of Dale City in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Dave's mother and father.

- Summarize the impact each of them has on the other.

- How does their alcoholism play a part in Dave's abuse?

- What do Dave's parents do to amuse themselves when they spend time together?

Essay Topic 2

Write an introduction to the book discussing what the reader should expect in the book. Prepare the reader for the heinous abuse that Dave experiences and how he comes out of it a survivor.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, Dave's mother tortures him.

- Describe three of the punishments she inflicts upon Dave.

- Describe how he survives the punishments.

- Analyze his emotional state after the punishments are over.

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