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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer, how does Dave tolerate physical pain?
(a) It is worse than ever.
(b) Even light slaps feel like torture.
(c) He is disconnected from it.
(d) He can barely stand it.

2. In the beginning, how does Dave find out if he can come out of his room to play?
(a) His mother comes into the room to tell him.
(b) His brothers ask Mother.
(c) His brothers tell him it's okay.
(d) His brothers ask Father.

3. What is Dave's punishment after the camping trip is over?
(a) He has to do his brother's chores.
(b) He has to do the dishes every night.
(c) He has to mow the lawn.
(d) He is never to speak again unless he is told to.

4. What is the rare thing Dave's mother does when he finishes eating in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She drives him to school.
(b) She makes him a lunch.
(c) She gives him a hug.
(d) She combs his hair.

5. What does Dave's mother teach him in a small trenched hole at the Russian River?
(a) How to fish.
(b) How to catch crayfish.
(c) How to swim.
(d) How to catch minnows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dave's father do to ease Dave's burden in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

2. Why does Dave grow to hate his father?

3. Beginning in Chapter 3, Bad Boy, what does Dave's mother do on the days his father is away at work?

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

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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