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Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what does Dennis' mother think money should not be used?
(a) Non-essentials except when they have a little extra money.
(b) Fund the government's wars.
(c) To make a person happy or accepted.
(d) Frivolous pursuits.

2. What does Dennis envision as the waiter takes the family's orders when they are eating out?
(a) Little centipedes crawling all over the plate.
(b) His new career.
(c) Pac-Man chasing and eating dots.
(d) A space ship flying around the table.

3. Why does Dennis' father "put his foot down"?
(a) To make Dennis go inside the restaurant and eat.
(b) To make Dennis apologize to his mother for his tardiness.
(c) To make Dennis get his homework done.
(d) To make Dennis show his younger brother how to play the video arcade game.

4. How did Dennis' companion(s) react when he encountered his first video arcade game?
(a) Dennis was alone.
(b) Dennis' companion(s) got hooked on the game also.
(c) Dennis' companion(s) enjoyed watching him play but were uninterested.
(d) Dennis' companion(s) kept trying to get him away from the game.

5. Where is another place Dennis leaves messages?
(a) Under his dad's pillow.
(b) On the front door clip.
(c) On family photos hanging on the wall.
(d) Hidden in the cookie jar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can Dennis not do at this point?

2. Why does Dennis like to see other kids playing the arcade game near his home?

3. What does Dennis delay because he is looking at the video game?

4. What does Dennis overhear his mother say she is worried about?

5. What is the first arcade game Dennis Ouyang ever saw?

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