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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Good Times.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave's mother explain to her children while their cat is having kittens?
(a) How cats mate.
(b) Not to touch the kittens.
(c) To keep away from the mother cat.
(d) The miracle of birth.

2. What kind of pets does Dave's family have Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) White mice.
(b) Fish, dogs, cats, and a tortoise.
(c) Hamsters.
(d) Fiddler crabs.

3. What piece of clothing has Dave's mother made him wear to school every day for the past two years in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) A shirt that hangs down to his knees.
(b) A shirt that is too small for him.
(c) A ripped t-shirt.
(d) A long-sleeved shirt full of holes.

4. What is Dave's mother's name?
(a) Catherine Roberts.
(b) Catherine Stephens.
(c) Catherine Josephs.
(d) Catherine Roerva.

5. What does Dave's mother proceed to do after she announces to her children that she is sick Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) She lies on the couch and falls asleep.
(b) She goes to her bedroom to lie down.
(c) She paints the steps leading to the garage red, placing mats over them before the paint is dry.
(d) She calls her husband and tells him to come home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dave's father?

2. What is the occupation of Dave's father?

3. When Dave's mother receives the phone call from the authorities in Chapter 1, The Rescue, what is she told?

4. In Chapter 2, Good Times, when does Dave's mom hug him, giving him a feeling of warmth and safety?

5. What is Dave's mother's biggest asset?

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