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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dave's mother do after Dave is stabbed?
(a) She carries him to the garage and leaves him there.
(b) She calls her husband to help.
(c) She props him up on the toilet and wraps his wound.
(d) She leaves him bleeding on the floor.

2. Why does Dave's mother give him roller skates for Christmas?
(a) She wants him to be happy one day of the year.
(b) So she can send him out in the cold to skate for hours.
(c) Dave's father told her to give Dave a present.
(d) She got them free from the thrift shop.

3. What is Dave's frame of mind during the summer of 1971?
(a) Hateful.
(b) Still hopeful.
(c) Vengeful.
(d) Low morale.

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

5. Who is the bully in Dave's school that beats him up whenever he sees him?
(a) Stan.
(b) Ron.
(c) Clifford.
(d) Kevin.

6. What position does Dave's mother force him to do while the rest of the family eats?
(a) Kneeling on the floor in the corner.
(b) The prisoner of war position at the bottom of the stairs.
(c) Standing on a chair in the corner.
(d) Standing with his face against the wall .

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

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

9. What does the piece of driftwood in the Epilogue remind Dave of?
(a) His former life.
(b) His attitude toward his new life.
(c) His mother sinking into drunkenness.
(d) His father giving up on him.

10. What is Father's reaction when mother tells him to stop helping Dave in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) He convinces her to let him help Dave.
(b) He tells her to shut up.
(c) He complies with her demand.
(d) He slaps her.

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

12. What have the challenges of Dave's past done for him?
(a) Made him timid.
(b) Made him lose his self-confidence.
(c) Made him stronger inside.
(d) Made him hate himself.

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

14. What changes about Dave's sleeping habits in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?
(a) He no longer dreams.
(b) He can't sleep at all.
(c) He dreams he escapes every night.
(d) He sleeps as much as he can.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of summer in Chapter 6, While Father is Away, what does Dave's mother send him to do?

2. What happens when Dave's mother threatens to kill him with a knife?

3. What do two of Dave's classmates tell him to do when they are on a field trip on a clipper ship?

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

5. What happens to Dave in the winter of 1973, while he is in his classroom?

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