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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. Who checks for new injuries on Dave every morning before school starts?
(a) The principal.
(b) The school nurse.
(c) Mr. Zeigler.
(d) Miss Woods.

2. How does Dave save himself from being forced to lie across the stove?
(a) He promises to be good.
(b) He tells his mother that he loves her.
(c) He stalls for time until his brother gets home.
(d) He begs for forgiveness.

3. What is the name of Dave's father?
(a) Stephen Joseph.
(b) David Joseph.
(c) Stephen David.
(d) Joseph Stephen.

4. In Chapter 2, Good Times, when does Dave's mom hug him, giving him a feeling of warmth and safety?
(a) When she tucks him into bed.
(b) Watching the sunset on the Russian River.
(c) When she listens to his bedtime prayers.
(d) When she wakes him up in the morning.

5. What does Dave's mother teach him in a small trenched hole at the Russian River?
(a) How to catch minnows.
(b) How to fish.
(c) How to catch crayfish.
(d) How to swim.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dave's mother start to cry on Christmas Day in Chapter 2, Good Times?

2. Why is Dave afraid to give his mother's phone number to the authorities?

3. What is Dave's favorite place in Golden Gate Park?

4. How does Dave do with his school work in Chapter 3, Bad Boy?

5. In the beginning, how does Dave find out if he can come out of his room to play?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the breakfasts Dave usually receives from his mother.

3. Summarize Dave's father's reaction to Dave's punishments, as described in Chapter 4, The Fight for Food.

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

5. Describe the two excuses Dave makes in Chapter 1, The Rescue, to explain how he got the bruises on his face.

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

7. Explain the dramatic lesson Dave's mother teaches the boys on a Sunday afternoon in Chapter 2, Good Times.

8. By Chapter 4, The Fight for Food, what is his position in the family?

9. Describe Dave's plan to prevent his mother from making him lie across the gas stove in Chapter 3, Bad Boy.

10. Describe the lunch Dave has been taking to school for the past three years in Chapter 1, The Rescue.

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