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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dave is called back to the office from his classroom in Chapter 1, The Rescue, who is there to see him?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) A policeman, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Zeigler, and Miss Woods.
(c) His mother and Mr. Hansen.
(d) His mother and brothers.

2. Where does Dave's family live in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) In a two-bedroom house in Daly City, outside of San Francisco.
(b) In a three-bedroom house in San Francisco.
(c) In a three-bedroom house in El Paso.
(d) In a two-bedroom house in Los Angeles.

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

4. How does Dave's mother surprise him after he finishes washing the dishes in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She gives him a kiss on the forehead.
(b) She allows him to eat the milk and cereal leftover in his brother's bowl.
(c) She tells him she is proud of him.
(d) She tells him he did a good job with the dishes.

5. Why does Dave's mother push his face into the counter in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) She catches him with his hands out of the dish water.
(b) She sees him hurting his brother.
(c) He sasses her.
(d) She hears him using foul language.

6. What does Dave decide to do when he realizes that he finally beat his mother in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) He will ask his father to take him away.
(b) He will beg his mother to leave him alone.
(c) He will use any tactic to survive.
(d) He will run away.

7. Chapter 2, Good Times, who is in command of all family matters in Dave's household?
(a) His mother and father make decisions together.
(b) His mother.
(c) They all make decisions as a family.
(d) His father.

8. Why does Dave's mother burn his arm on the gas stove?
(a) She finds out he told a lie.
(b) She is angry that he got home late.
(c) She is angry that he didn't brush his teeth.
(d) She says that he played on the grass at school.

9. 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 argue.
(b) They drink and dance in the kitchen.
(c) They read the Bible.
(d) They go out.

10. What does Dave's father eventually do when he keeps losing the arguments with his wife?
(a) He packs a bag and goes to work.
(b) He sits and cries.
(c) He hides in the garage.
(d) He goes to bed.

11. What does Dave say happened to his face when he is questioned about the bruises in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) He says that he bumped into the cabinet.
(b) He says that he was playing baseball and got hit with the bat.
(c) He says that he tripped and fell.
(d) He says that he fell down the stairs.

12. 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 Father.
(c) His brothers ask Mother.
(d) His brothers tell him it's okay.

13. Where does Dave have to go while the rest of the family goes camping?
(a) To stay with a neighbor.
(b) To his grandmother's house.
(c) To his Aunt Josie's house.
(d) To his uncle's house.

14. Where do Dave and his family usually go for summer vacations in Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) The Sierras.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Portola or Memorial Park.

15. What kind of a housekeeper is Dave's mother during the good times?
(a) She is untidy and doesn't care about the house.
(b) She is a clean fiend.
(c) She rarely cleans the house.
(d) She cleans enough to get by.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dave's mother comes after him as he sits in his chair in the bedroom in Chapter 3, Bad Boy. What does she do to him?

2. What is the first thing Dave does when he gets to school in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

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 tell the principal in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?

5. What is Dave's favorite place in the world to go during vacation, according to Chapter 2, Good Times?

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