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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 new torture does Dave's mother come up with when she sends him to clean the bathroom in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?
(a) She forces him to clean the toilet with his toothbrush.
(b) She has him wash the bathroom floor with his shirt.
(c) She puts a bucket of Clorox and ammonia in the room with him.
(d) She has him clean up broken glass in bare feet and hands.

2. When Dave's mother returns from the zoo, what does she do to him?
(a) Slaps his face.
(b) Pulls a chunk of hair out of his head.
(c) Puts him in a tub of cold water, forcing his head underwater.
(d) Twists his arm.

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

4. What does Dave's mother tell him to do when he regains consciousness in Chapter 5, The Accident?
(a) Go to bed.
(b) Clean up the mess.
(c) Go eat some food.
(d) Finish the dishes.

5. By Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer, when does Dave believe he will be free of his mother?
(a) When she dies and goes to hell.
(b) When his father has her arrested.
(c) When he runs away.
(d) When he kills her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Father's reaction when mother tells him to stop helping Dave in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

2. What does Dave manage to do when he is rescued?

3. How long does Dave go without food when his father is away?

4. What is the code of Dave's family?

5. What have the challenges of Dave's past done for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Mother's reaction when she receives a letter from Mr. Zeigler praising Dave's efforts in school.

2. Describe how Dave is treated by the rest of the family when his mother is in the hospital delivering his new brother.

3. How does the school nurse become interested in Dave's condition in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

4. Describe what Dave has to do while the rest of the family eats in the summer of 1971.

5. Describe where Dave brings his son in the Epilogue and his emotions at that time.

6. How does Dave look positively at his abusive past?

7. Summarize the forms of punishment Dave expects to receive as he turns 11-years-old.

8. Describe the people Dave encounters after he is rescued.

9. Explain what Dave's mother does after he is stabbed.

10. Summarize Russell's attitude toward Dave, as described in Chapter 5, The Accident.

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