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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Dave do to keep from screaming while his stab wound is being cleaned?
2. What does the piece of driftwood in the Epilogue remind Dave of?
3. How does Dave feel as he looks at the rundown cabin where his family used to vacation?
4. How many days pass before Dave's stab wound gets infected?
5. What does Dave manage to do when he is rescued?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the new punishment Dave's mother invents for him in Chapter 5, While Father is Away, and how he survives it.
2. Describe why Dave is so fascinated with a piece of driftwood that is washing ashore in the Epilogue.
3. Summarize the incidents that happen to Dave on the day his mother takes his brothers to the zoo.
4. Describe the people Dave encounters after he is rescued.
5. Explain why Mother suddenly allows Dave to watch television and gives him new clothes to wear in Chapter 6, While Father is Away.
6. Explain why Dave's mother gives him roller skates for Christmas.
7. In Chapter 6, While Father is Away, what does Dave's father vow he will do for Dave someday?
8. Describe Dave's behavior in the classroom one a day during the winter of 1973.
9. What are Dave's thoughts when his father leaves for good?
10. Dave goes to his father for help after being stabbed. What is his father's reaction?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Evaluate the elements of cause and effect in this story using examples from the book.
- Choose three events from the story which cause Dave's life to undergo a change.
- How does he react to the events and their effects?
- How does he change emotionally in his own life and in his attitude toward the world?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the relationship between Dave and his brother, Russell.
- How does Russell have an impact on how Dave's mother treats him?
- What are Russell's feelings toward Dave?
Essay Topic 3
Summarize the events in the book that lead Dave to calling his mother's house, 'The Madhouse'. Give several examples from the book and describe how these events are considered insane by Dave.
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