A Child Called It Ch. 3

What new punishment does Dave's mother invent for him?

• No more television ever.
• No more snacks.
• No bike riding.
• No more pets. 

Who is Dave's best friends when he repeats first grade?

• The girl who lives next door.
• A boy from his neighborhood.
• His cousin.
• His brother Stan. 

What does Dave's father do when his mother decides Santa would not be coming to Dave?

• He buys Dave two paint-by-numbers kits
• He agrees with Dave's mother.
• He leaves the house.
• He buys Dave a huge pile of toys.

Why does Dave's mother burn his arm on the gas stove?

• She says that he played on the grass at school.
• She is angry that he didn't brush his teeth.
• She is angry that he got home late.  
• She finds out he told a lie. 

How does Dave save himself from being forced to lie across the stove?

• He tells his mother that he loves her. 
• He promises to be good. 
• He stalls for time util his brother gets home. 
• He begs for forgiveness. 

What does Dave decide to do when he realizes that he finally beat his mother?

• He will use any tactic to survive. 
• He will beg his mother to leave him alone.
• He will run away.
• He will ask his father to take him away. 

What form of punishment does Dave get after his mother decides sitting in the corner is no longer effective?

• He has to stand with his face pushed into the mirror, repeating over and over that he is a bad boy.
• He has to remain silent for the entire day.
• He has to stand on a chair in the corner.
• He has to write a hundred times that he is bad boy.

What does Dave's mother make him and his brothers do for hours at a time in Chapter 3, Bad boy?

• Search the entire house for things she has lost.
• Wash the floors.
• Clean the basement.
• Wash every piece of silverware over and over.

What happens to Dave when he forgets what his mother sent him to do?

• He is sent to bed without supper.
• He gets sent to his room.
• She slaps him in the face, giving him a bloody nose.
• He gets banned from the house. 

Beginning in Chapter 3, Bad Boy, who becomes Dave's protector?

• His brother
• His father.
• The neighbor.
• His uncle.