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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue, Sonoma County, California.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave's mother tell the principal in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) Dave hurts himself and makes up wild stories.
(b) Dave gets into fights in the neighborhood.
(c) Dave is always falling down.
(d) Dave's brothers hurt him.

2. When is the only time Dave ever has his prayers answered?
(a) When he prays that his mother gets hurt, she sprains her ankle.
(b) When he prays for to get through the day, he does.
(c) When he prays for food, his father sneaks him a sandwich.
(d) When he was five, he prayed for his mother to get sick and she did.

3. What does Dave manage to do when he is rescued?
(a) Gets revenge on Stan.
(b) Vow to punish his father.
(c) Let go of his past.
(d) Make sure his mother suffers.

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

5. Where does Dave's mother have him sleep on the night of the chair incident?
(a) In the top bunk.
(b) In the bottom bunk.
(c) In her bed.
(d) On the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dave feel about his father after he tells his father about the stabbing?

2. What is Dave's frame of mind during the summer of 1971?

3. What is the secret that Dave learns quickly from his bad situation?

4. Why does Dave's mother push his face into the counter in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

5. In Chapter 3, Bad Boy, what do Dave's parents do from 3 p.m. until bedtime when his father is not working?

(see the answer key)

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