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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 punishment if he looks at one of his brothers?
(a) No food.
(b) A slap in the face.
(c) A kick.
(d) A burn from the stove.

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

3. What does Dave's mother tell him to do while she takes his brothers to the zoo?
(a) Stand against the wall.
(b) Wash all the windows in the house.
(c) Sit on rocks in the backyard in the prisoner of war position.
(d) Sit in the basement in the dark.

4. What happens when Dave's mother threatens to kill him with a knife?
(a) She falls and the knife stabs Dave in the chest accidentally.
(b) She stabs Dave in the arm.
(c) She purposely stabs Dave in the stomach.
(d) She stabs Dave in the hand.

5. What does Dave manage to do when he is rescued?
(a) Vow to punish his father.
(b) Let go of his past.
(c) Make sure his mother suffers.
(d) Gets revenge on Stan.

Short Answer Questions

1. By Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer, how does Dave tolerate physical pain?

2. How does Dave feel as he looks at the rundown cabin where his family used to vacation?

3. When is the only time Dave ever has his prayers answered?

4. How often does Dave receive dinner during the summer of 1971?

5. What does Dave realize after years of struggling?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dave feel about life in America, as outlined in the Epilogue?

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

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

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

5. Describe the one time Dave had his prayers answered.

6. Explain why Dave's mother gives him roller skates for Christmas.

7. Explain the new punishment Dave's mother invents for him in Chapter 5, While Father is Away, and how he survives it.

8. Describe Dave's behavior in the classroom one a day during the winter of 1973.

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

10. Explain what Dave eats after he finished the dishes one day in Chapter 7, The Lord's Prayer.

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