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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 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.

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

3. What does Dave bring himself to eat after he finishes the breakfast dishes one day in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer ?
(a) He eats leftover pancakes out of the dog's bowl.
(b) He eats the bread his mother threw out to the birds.
(c) He eats cat food.
(d) He eats food off the floor.

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

5. 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) It is worse than ever.
(d) Even light slaps feel like torture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lie does Dave's mother tell everyone about what Dave did to her while she was pregnant?

2. What does Dave's father promise him as they talk quietly together in Chapter 6, While Father is Away?

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

4. What does Dave do when he finds that his stab wound is infected?

5. What does Dave's mother do after Dave is stabbed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 6, While Father is Away, what does Dave's father vow he will do for Dave someday?

4. Describe why Dave is so fascinated with a piece of driftwood that is washing ashore in the Epilogue.

5. Describe the actions of Dave's mother when she offers him a plate of food after ten days of not eating.

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

7. Explain why Dave's morale is low in the summer of 1971.

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

9. Describe what Dave does when he finds that his stab wound is infected.

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

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