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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 is Dave's favorite place in Golden Gate Park?
(a) The carousel.
(b) The reflecting pool.
(c) The beautiful flower gardens.
(d) The Steinhart Aquarium.

2. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she receives a call from the principal about Dave's condition in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) She puts Dave in the basement all night.
(b) She ties Dave to a chair for the night.
(c) She gives Dave two bloody noses and knocks out a tooth.
(d) She resists the urge to beat Dave.

3. Where do Dave and his family usually go for summer vacations in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) The Sierras.
(b) Portola or Memorial Park.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. When does Dave's mother start decorating for the Christmas holidays in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) The day after Thanksgiving.
(b) The week before Christmas.
(c) Christmas Eve.
(d) Right after Halloween.

5. What does Dave's mother tell him to do while she takes his brothers to the zoo?
(a) Sit on rocks in the backyard in the prisoner of war position.
(b) Stand against the wall.
(c) Sit in the basement in the dark.
(d) Wash all the windows in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dave react when his father says goodbye to him?

2. Chapter 2, Good Times, who is in command of all family matters in Dave's household?

3. What is the new bed assigned to Dave by his mother in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

4. What does Dave's mother tell the principal in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

5. What is Father's reaction when mother tells him to stop helping Dave in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

(see the answer key)

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