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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 does Dave's mother make him and his brothers to do for hours at a time in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) Clean the basement.
(b) Search the entire house for things she has lost.
(c) Wash every piece of silverware over and over.
(d) Wash the floors.

2. In Chapter 3, Bad Boy, what do Dave's parents do from 3 p.m. until bedtime when his father is not working?
(a) They read the Bible.
(b) They argue.
(c) They go out.
(d) They drink and dance in the kitchen.

3. How does Dave feel about his father after he tells his father about the stabbing?
(a) He is afraid of his father.
(b) He loves his father.
(c) His father is a coward.
(d) He loses all respect for his father.

4. Why isn't Dave allowed to get a ride to school with his brothers?
(a) He gets car sick.
(b) He is too smelly.
(c) There is no room for him.
(d) He is no longer considered a member of the family.

5. 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?
(a) She forces him to eat rotten food.
(b) She forces him to clean Russell's diaper with his bare hands.
(c) She pushes a soiled diaper in his face, telling him to eat it.
(d) She forces him to eat worms from the garden.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Dave's mother give him roller skates for Christmas?

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

4. What does one of the ladies in the neighborhood give to Dave out of sympathy in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

5. Where does Dave have to go while the rest of the family goes camping?

(see the answer key)

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