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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Dave do with his school work in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) He gets bad grades on all his papers.
(b) He leaves his papers blank.
(c) He never finishes his school work.
(d) He gets more happy faces than everyone else in the class.

2. How does Dave eventually get food at home in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He gets up at night and sneaks it out of the refrigerator.
(b) He begs his brothers for food.
(c) He begs his mother for scraps.
(d) He takes it out of the garbage.

3. How does Dave's relationship with his mother change in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?
(a) From discipline to punishment.
(b) From punishment to leniency.
(c) From indifference to punishment.
(d) From discipline to indifference.

4. What does Dave's mother proceed to do after she announces to her children that she is sick Chapter 2, Good Times?
(a) She calls her husband and tells him to come home.
(b) She lies on the couch and falls asleep.
(c) She goes to her bedroom to lie down.
(d) She paints the steps leading to the garage red, placing mats over them before the paint is dry.

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

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

7. What piece of clothing has Dave's mother made him wear to school every day for the past two years in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) A ripped t-shirt.
(b) A long-sleeved shirt full of holes.
(c) A shirt that hangs down to his knees.
(d) A shirt that is too small for him.

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

9. What are most of Dave's parent's arguments about?
(a) Dave.
(b) Dave's brothers.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Money problems.

10. How does Dave's mother look on a typical day?
(a) Soft curly hair, thin, and lovely.
(b) Long shiny hair, shining teeth, and stylish.
(c) Short wavy hair, glowing smile, and well-groomed.
(d) Swollen red eyes, frazzled hair, no makeup, and overweight.

11. Why does Dave grow to hate his father more than his mother?
(a) His father leaves the house.
(b) His father does nothing to help him anymore.
(c) His father helps his mother torture him.
(d) His father is more abusive than his mother.

12. Where does Dave go when he finishes his chores after school?
(a) To bed.
(b) To stand in the basement.
(c) Out in the yard.
(d) To the neighbor's house.

13. What form of punishment does Dave get after his mother decides sitting in the corner is no longer effective?
(a) He has to write a hundred times that he is a bad boy.
(b) He has to stand with his face pushed into the mirror, repeating over and over that he is a bad boy.
(c) He has to remain silent for the entire day.
(d) He has to stand on a chair in the corner.

14. 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 peanut butter sandwiches and carrot sticks.
(c) Two bologna sandwiches and carrot sticks.
(d) Two jelly sandwiches and an apple.

15. What does Dave make sure that everyone knows about the scar on his chest?
(a) That is was an accident.
(b) That his father stabbed him.
(c) That his brother stabbed him.
(d) That his mother meant to hurt him.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the chair incident, what does Dave's mother tell the doctor and Dave's father happened to Dave?

2. What does Dave's teacher, Miss Moss, start questioning him about?

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

4. How does Dave manage to steal food from his classmates?

5. 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?

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