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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What used to embarrass Davy as a kid?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Introducing his friends to Grandmother.
(d) Nothing.

2. What is the narrator's full name?
(a) Danny Ross.
(b) Davy Ross.
(c) Dennis Ross.
(d) Dylan Ross.

3. Who is the narrator annoyed with in Chapter 1?
(a) Grandmother.
(b) Mother.
(c) The limo driver.
(d) Himself.

4. What does Mother tell the headmaster of Davy's school?
(a) She does not tell him anything.
(b) Davy is a troublemaker.
(c) She went to school with his sister.
(d) Davy is allergic to peanuts.

5. How old was Davy when he first came to Boston to live?
(a) 10.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 13.

6. Who does Mother invite to live with her in Chapter 4?
(a) Fred.
(b) Davy.
(c) Father.
(d) Bert.

7. What object did Davy once throw at a kid at school?
(a) A pen.
(b) A table.
(c) A chair.
(d) A metal compass.

8. Who is Mary Lou Gerrity?
(a) Davy's cousin.
(b) Davy's friend from school.
(c) Davy's sister.
(d) Davy's neighbor.

9. Which relative cries very hard at a funeral in Chapter 1?
(a) Mother.
(b) Father.
(c) Uncle Jess.
(d) Grandmother.

10. Where is Stephanie's family from?
(a) Poland.
(b) Spain.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

11. Who is Fred?
(a) Davy's dog.
(b) Davy's friend.
(c) Davy's brother.
(d) Davy's cousin.

12. Who yells at Davy on his first day of school?
(a) Altschuler.
(b) Mother.
(c) Father.
(d) Malcolm.

13. Who dies in Chapter 1?
(a) Father.
(b) Fred.
(c) Mother.
(d) Grandmother.

14. What kind of food did Grandmother hate?
(a) Italian.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Japanese.
(d) German.

15. Who does Davy say he is proud of in Chapter 10?
(a) Black people.
(b) Italian people.
(c) White people.
(d) Jewish people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Davy see Mother drinking one morning?

2. What does Fred always find at the beach?

3. Who loves to go to the beach?

4. Where will Davy live now that Grandmother is gone?

5. What kind of dog is Fred?

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