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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dennis find the game?
(a) In the lobby of a Chinese restaurant.
(b) In a pizza parlor.
(c) At an arcade parlour.
(d) At his friend's home.

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

3. What does Dennis buy even though he is grieving?
(a) A train ticket to go to his college.
(b) Another dog.
(c) A corsage for his prom date.
(d) A game system.

4. What does Dennis overhear his mother say she is worried about?
(a) He is moping around all the time.
(b) He has not opened the chemistry set.
(c) He is not speaking to his father.
(d) He has not signed up for any higher level academic courses the next year.

5. What does Dennis think about when he is with his family after first encountering his first video arcade game?
(a) His upcoming basketball tryouts.
(b) The game.
(c) How to get his father to buy him one of the games.
(d) His upcoming tennis tryouts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade is Dennis in when a convenience store installs a video game near his home?

2. Where is one place Dennis' father leaves notes?

3. What does Dennis often do after school?

4. Where is one place Dennis leaves hints about what he wants?

5. What is Dennis' response to his first video game encounter?

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