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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dave thinking as he stands facing the beauty of the Pacific Ocean in the Epilogue?
(a) He is alive.
(b) How much he hates his mother
(c) He will never forget his pain.
(d) He feels sorry for himself.

2. What does Dave refuse to do in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer despite how his mother treats him?
(a) Sit on the stairs.
(b) Stand in the garden.
(c) Cry.
(d) Go to the basement.

3. Dave's mother offers him food after many days in Chapter 6, While Father is Away. What does she do when he is about to eat it?
(a) Asks him for a kiss.
(b) Forces him to beg .
(c) Grabs the plate away.
(d) Forces him to say grace.

4. What does Dave do to keep from screaming while his stab wound is being cleaned?
(a) Bites his tongue.
(b) Puts his fist in his mouth.
(c) Stuffs a rag in his mouth.
(d) Buries his face in a pillow.

5. Where is Dave driving to after he leaves his view of the Pacific Ocean in the Epilogue?
(a) To his mother's house.
(b) To his brother's house.
(c) To his old school.
(d) His secret utopia.

6. Where does Dave bring his son at the end of the book?
(a) The Russian River.
(b) His old school.
(c) His hometown.
(d) His mother's house.

7. What does Dave do when he finds that his stab wound is infected?
(a) He goes to Stan for help.
(b) He goes to his father for help.
(c) He takes care of it himself.
(d) He goes to his mother for help.

8. How does Dave feel as he watches the sunset after being stabbed?
(a) Angry.
(b) Warm and alive.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Scared.

9. What is Dave's punishment if he looks at one of his brothers?
(a) A burn from the stove.
(b) No food.
(c) A slap in the face.
(d) A kick.

10. What is Dave's frame of mind when he sees his father leaving for work in the morning?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He feels the warmth of love.
(c) He hates his father.
(d) He feels cold and hollow.

11. What does Dave realize after years of struggling?
(a) He does not want to live in America.
(b) America is not really the home of the free.
(c) In America, you can come from less and still become a winner.
(d) America is against the downtrodden.

12. What does Dave promise himself he will do if he comes out of his situation alive?
(a) He will get revenge on his father.
(b) He will get revenge on his mother.
(c) He will be the best he can be.
(d) He will get revenge on his brothers.

13. When does Dave feel the most alone?
(a) When he sits on the stairs.
(b) When his father leaves for work.
(c) When he goes to bed.
(d) When he is in school.

14. How often does Dave receive dinner during the summer of 1971?
(a) Every day.
(b) Every four days.
(c) Once every three days.
(d) Once every other day.

15. How does Dave react when his father says goodbye to him?
(a) He does not care about life anymore.
(b) He will try to get help from his brothers.
(c) He vows to be a good boy.
(d) He will try to get mother to love him.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dave's father leaves for good, what is Dave's reaction?

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

3. What does Dave's mother tell him to do while she takes his brothers to the zoo?

4. Why does Dave's mother suddenly allow Dave to eat with the family, watch TV, and give him new clothes to wear?

5. Which member of the family watches Dave's every move and reports his actions back to his mother?

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