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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, While Father is Away.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new torture does Dave's mother come up with when she sends him to clean the bathroom in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) She forces him to clean the toilet with his toothbrush.
(b) She puts a bucket of Clorox and ammonia in the room with him.
(c) She has him wash the bathroom floor with his shirt.
(d) She has him clean up broken glass in bare feet and hands.

2. Where does Dave's family live in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) In a two-bedroom house in Daly City, outside of San Francisco.
(b) In a three-bedroom house in San Francisco.
(c) In a three-bedroom house in El Paso.
(d) In a two-bedroom house in Los Angeles.

3. What does Dave's mother tell the principal in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) Dave is always falling down.
(b) Dave hurts himself and makes up wild stories.
(c) Dave gets into fights in the neighborhood.
(d) Dave's brothers hurt him.

4. How long does Dave go without food when his father is away?
(a) Five days.
(b) Ten days.
(c) Four days.
(d) One week.

5. What is the one thing Dave wants, even more than food in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) New Clothes.
(b) Love.
(c) Respect.
(d) Sympathy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dave eventually get food at home in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

2. What does Dave's mother explain to her children while their cat is having kittens?

3. What does Dave's mother tell him to do while she takes his brothers to the zoo?

4. How does Dave manage to steal food from his classmates?

5. What does Dave's mother proceed to do after she announces to her children that she is sick Chapter 2, Good Times?

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