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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. Who does Dave call for advice on his mother's nose bleed?
(a) Beth
(b) The nurse
(c) The doctor
(d) His father

2. Where does Dave sleep in this chapter?
(a) The hospital
(b) His girlfriend's house
(c) A bus station
(d) A railway station

3. What does Dave imagine the baby sitter doing to Toph?
(a) Murdering him
(b) Selling him
(c) Kidnapping him
(d) Abusing him

4. Where do Dave and Beth sublet an apartment?
(a) Jefferson County
(b) Orange County
(c) Berkeley
(d) Manhatten

5. Where does Dave insist the kids go with him in this chapter?
(a) To the police station
(b) To his apartment
(c) To find a phone
(d) To his car

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dave not date much?

2. Why do Dave and Toph have to rush to the school open house?

3. What do Dave and Toph eat when they watch videos?

4. What does Dave's mother suffer from?

5. Where did Beth and Dave promise not to take their mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Chapter 4.

2. What does Dave do when he gets lonely in Chapter 5?

3. Describe Dave's father's funeral.

4. Why does Dave call a nurse rather than take his mother to the hospital?

5. Why doesn't Dave like telling people why he has to look after Toph?

6. Summarize Chapter 3.

7. What does Dave think about as he holds ice to his mother's nose?

8. What kind of relationships with women does Dave have during this period?

9. Summarize the second chapter.

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

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