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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 Dave not have a job?
(a) He is disabled
(b) He has just graduated
(c) He was fired
(d) He is ill

2. Who goes with Toph to his Little League games?
(a) Dave
(b) Beth
(c) Kirsten
(d) His teacher

3. What does Dave decide to tell for the first time when a mother at Toph's school asks about his situation?
(a) A joke
(b) The truth
(c) His opinion on life
(d) A lie

4. What image does Dave want to present to his brother?
(a) Loving and family orientated
(b) Intelligent and hardworking
(c) Virile and healthy
(d) Funny and sweet

5. What does Dave's mother suffer from?
(a) Epilepsy
(b) Stomach cancer
(c) Diabetes
(d) Bowel cancer

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dave's father die from?

2. Who does Dave eventually call in this chapter?

3. Where is Dave's family home?

4. What does Dave want women to understand about him?

5. Who asks Dave about his situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is wrong with Dave's mother at the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. How does Dave's disorganization affect Toph?

3. How do the police deal with Dave's stolen wallet in Chapter 5?

4. Why does Dave struggle to discard of some of his parent possessions?

5. How does Dave act in the club with his friends?

6. How does Dave help his mother in the first chapter?

7. Summarize Chapter 3.

8. Summarize Chapter 4.

9. Describe Dave's father's funeral.

10. How does a group of Mexican children harass Dave and Meredith in Chapter 5?

(see the answer keys)

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