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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 does Dave come to believe just before he enters the fifth grade?
2. What does Dave's mother tell him to do while she takes his brothers to the zoo?
3. What does one of the ladies in the neighborhood give to Dave out of sympathy in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
4. What is the secret that Dave learns quickly from his bad situation?
5. What does Dave realize after years of struggling?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Dave is treated by the rest of the family when his mother is in the hospital delivering his new brother.
2. Summarize Mother's reaction when she receives a letter from Mr. Zeigler praising Dave's efforts in school.
3. Summarize the forms of punishment Dave expects to receive as he turns 11-years-old.
4. Summarize the incidents that happen to Dave on the day his mother takes his brothers to the zoo.
5. Explain why Mother suddenly allows Dave to watch television and gives him new clothes to wear in Chapter 6, While Father is Away.
6. Explain why Dave's morale is low in the summer of 1971.
7. Explain the new punishment Dave's mother invents for him in Chapter 5, While Father is Away, and how he survives it.
8. How does the school nurse become interested in Dave's condition in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
9. Describe where Dave brings his son in the Epilogue and his emotions at that time.
10. What are Dave's thoughts when his father leaves for good?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Dave as an adult.
- What does he vow to do with his life now that he is free?
- What has he done with his adult life to escape his past and move on?
- Explain how he prevents himself from falling into the black hole of self-pity.
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
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?
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