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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. What is the rare thing Dave's mother does when he finishes eating in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
2. How does Dave's relationship with his mother change in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
3. How does Dave's mother treat the other children who come to the house for Cub Scout meetings?
4. What happens to Dave when he forgets what his mother sent him to do in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
5. Why does Dave's mother push his face into the counter in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how Dave manages to get food at school in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.
2. Describe how Dave's mother dislocates his shoulder.
3. Discuss why Dave does not mind having to run to school.
4. Many times Dave's mother sends him to search the house for something she has lost. What does she do to him if he forgets what he is looking for?
5. By Chapter 4, The Fight for Food, what is his position in the family?
6. Describe the condition of Dave's mother on a typical day in Chapter 1, The Rescue.
7. Describe what Dave's mother does one day when she is sick in Chapter 2, Good Times.
8. Explain the dramatic lesson Dave's mother teaches the boys on a Sunday afternoon in Chapter 2, Good Times.
9. Explain what the school requires Dave to do before school every day in Chapter 1, The Rescue.
10. Describe the clothes Dave wears to school every day in Chapter 1, The Rescue.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Evaluate the relationship between Dave and his mother.
- How does Dave's father affect Dave's relationship with his mother?
- How does Dave feel about his mother at the end of the book?
- Give examples from the story of how they interact with one another.
Essay Topic 2
Summarize the events in the book that lead Dave to calling his mother's house, 'The Madhouse'. Give several examples from the book and describe how these events are considered insane by Dave.
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the events leading up to the stabbing of Dave in the abdomen by his mother.
- Describe how Dave's mother reacts to the stabbing and what she demands from Dave.
- How does Dave survive the infection from his wound?
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