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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dave's mother's reaction when she finds out he has been stealing lunches at school?
(a) She makes him eat until he is sick.
(b) She doesn't feed him all weekend.
(c) She tapes his mouth shut.
(d) She makes him eat his food off the floor.

2. What is the new bed assigned to Dave by his mother in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food?
(a) He sleeps in the garage.
(b) He sleeps under the kitchen table with newspapers for covers.
(c) He sleeps in the doghouse in the back yard.
(d) He sleeps in the basement.

3. Why does Dave want to finish washing the dishes as quickly as possible in Chapter 1, The Rescue?
(a) So he can make his bed.
(b) So he can finish his homework.
(c) So he can have his brother's leftover breakfast.
(d) So he can play ball before school.

4. What does Dave's mother explain to her children while their cat is having kittens?
(a) To keep away from the mother cat.
(b) The miracle of birth.
(c) How cats mate.
(d) Not to touch the kittens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dave's relationship with his mother change in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

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

3. What do Dave and his family like to do in the springtime in Chapter 2, Good Times?

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

5. Where does Dave's mother have him sleep on the night of the chair incident?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Happy Hour that Dave's parents celebrate, as outlined in Chapter 3, Bad Boy.

2. Explain what the school requires Dave to do before school every day in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

3. Explain what type of punishment Dave's mother invents for him when she doesn't think the corner treatment is effective anymore.

4. As shared in Chapter 2, The Good Times, what is the family tradition about placing the angel on top of the Christmas tree?

5. What does Dave's mother tell the doctor when she dislocates his shoulder?

6. Summarize the tradition Dave's family follows to prepare for Halloween in Chapter 2, Good Times.

7. What does the police officer tell Dave as they drive toward the outskirt of Dale City in Chapter 1, The Rescue?

8. What does Dave decide to do when he can no longer steal food from school?

9. Describe the types of inquiries Miss Moss starts to ask Dave in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

10. Discuss why Dave does not mind having to run to school.

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