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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 are Dave and his brothers allowed to do on Christmas Eve in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) Open one present.
(b) Wait for Santa until they fall asleep.
(c) Make cookies.
(d) Stay up late.

2. What is Dave's father's reaction to Dave's punishments?
(a) He forces Dave's mother to feed him.
(b) He tries to convince Dave's mother that she is too harsh.
(c) He doesn't do anything.
(d) He holds Dave and comforts him.

3. What does one of the ladies in the neighborhood give to Dave out of sympathy in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) Lunch in a brown bag.
(b) A piece of cake.
(c) Fifty cents.
(d) A new shirt.

4. What are the contents of the lunch Dave's mother has been making him every day for three years?
(a) Two tuna sandwiches and an apple.
(b) Two jelly sandwiches and an apple.
(c) Two bologna sandwiches and carrot sticks.
(d) Two peanut butter sandwiches and carrot sticks.

5. When Dave gets home from school one day in Chapter 3, Bad Boy, what does his mother tell him?
(a) He shamed his family.
(b) He needs to work harder.
(c) She is proud of him.
(d) He is the best in the class.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the disgusting punishment Dave's mother invents for him when the family is vacationing at the Russian River in in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

2. What nickname does Dave's father use for him?

3. Who do Dave's brothers bring to the house to see him being punished in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

4. 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?

5. Where does Dave's mother have him sleep after she carves pumpkins with his brothers?

(see the answer key)

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