1. By the time he almost turned 11 what did he know and what would happen to him if he would looked at his mother or one of his brothers?
-When Dave looks at his mother or one of his brothers, his mother gives him a slap on the face.
2. What did Dave see from the corner of his eye?
-From the corner of Dave's eyes he saw an object fly from her hand.
3. What did Dave’s mother do to him? And why?
-Mother was trying to clean his wound. i think she was doing that so she wont take him to the hospital and she was scared.
4. What was the accident? Do you think it was an accident?
-When the knife flew off of his mother's hand, Dave got stabbed from his chest.
5. How did mom feel about the accident?
- Mother probably didn't care that he got stabbed it was just the fact that she might get in trouble if anything else happened to him since he got stabbed.
6. Where did she stab Dave? And with what?
-Mother accidentally stabbed Dave on his chest with a knife.
7. What did she tell Dave after she finished dressing his wound?
- She told Dave to go in doing his chore of washing the dishes.
8. What did his father say to him when Dave told him what his mother had done? How does his father feel about it?
- His father asked him why his mother stabbed him, and he acted like he didn't care at all. Then his father told him to go back to the kitchen so he can finish washing the dishes. in the story the father, asked him if his mother knew he was talking to him if not he doesn't want to deal with her being upset for tonight.
9. How long did it take him to finish his chores after the “accident?
- After the accident, Dave took him almost 1 hr and 30 minutes in doing his chore.
10. What was the code of the family?
-The code of the family was that Dave wasn't part of the family anymore.
11. What did Dave think when his mother let him go play outside with his brothers?
-Dave thought that she was trying to make up with him, and he thinks that everything from the good times were going to be back. he thinks that she was going to change because of the accident.
12. What did he see on his wound when he tried cleaning it with a rag?
-When Dave tried cleaning his wound with a rag he saw puss.
13. How does mother change her attitude? Why?
-Mother temporarily changed her attitude, because it was Fourth of July.
14. Why does David brain wash himself?
-Dave brainwashed himself, because he wasn't considered as part of the family anymore.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Chapter 4 Questions
Chapter 4 The Fight for Food
1. In order for Dave to get food, he would often steal food from his classmate’s lunch boxes.
2. The punishments that Dave received after she found out that he was stealing food in school, was that his mother refuses to feed him even more, he was no longer part of the family, his mother called him as The Boy rather than calling him by his name, he wasn’t allowed to eat meals with the family, play with his brothers, or watch television.
3. His father helped him sneak out scraps of food, and he would get mother drunk thinking she would be in a good mood when she isn’t sober. Not only that, but he attempted to make deals and promise her the world, but none of that worked. All his efforts were useless. So Dave was left hopeless.
4. Mother's story and reason to the principle for David's abuse at home was that he had an over reactive imagination. She explained how Dave would often scratch and struck himself to make it look like she abused him for attention since he had a new baby brother.
5. In this chapter, mother wiped Russell's dirty diaper on his face while they were at a trip, and she forced him to eat the crap.
6. During their trip at the Russian River, Dave's mother forced him to eat his little brother’s crap from his dirty diaper.
7. I don’t think his punishment was reasonable, because he doesn’t deserve to eat crap. i don’t think he did anything bad while at the trip.
8. No one had anything to do with him at school. He had no friends, and they often made fun of him. Calling him names such as “Dave the Thief" or "Pelzer Smellzer."
9. Dave had another plan in mind. He planned to steal from food the grocery store that was nearby his school. His plan failed. Dave stole a box of graham crackers; he then hid it in a garbage can. Soon he then found out that the custodian had emptied it.
10. Mother refused to feed Dave, because she thinks he doesn’t deserve to eat.
11. Mother knew Dave was eating, because he got caught stealing at the grocery store, since the manager called his mother.
12. The father argued with the mother asking her what he has done and told her why cant she just let him eat.
13. Dave’s father doesn’t help him, because no matter what he says or do its not going to change anything.
14. David hates his father more than his mother, because his dad betrayed him instead of trying to help him.
15. Dave’s next plan to steal food was to steal frozen food from the cafeteria. His plan worked, but his mom still found out that he was still stealing, because she made him vomit the food out.
16. His mother end up letting him eat the food that he had just vomited.
1. In order for Dave to get food, he would often steal food from his classmate’s lunch boxes.
2. The punishments that Dave received after she found out that he was stealing food in school, was that his mother refuses to feed him even more, he was no longer part of the family, his mother called him as The Boy rather than calling him by his name, he wasn’t allowed to eat meals with the family, play with his brothers, or watch television.
3. His father helped him sneak out scraps of food, and he would get mother drunk thinking she would be in a good mood when she isn’t sober. Not only that, but he attempted to make deals and promise her the world, but none of that worked. All his efforts were useless. So Dave was left hopeless.
4. Mother's story and reason to the principle for David's abuse at home was that he had an over reactive imagination. She explained how Dave would often scratch and struck himself to make it look like she abused him for attention since he had a new baby brother.
5. In this chapter, mother wiped Russell's dirty diaper on his face while they were at a trip, and she forced him to eat the crap.
6. During their trip at the Russian River, Dave's mother forced him to eat his little brother’s crap from his dirty diaper.
7. I don’t think his punishment was reasonable, because he doesn’t deserve to eat crap. i don’t think he did anything bad while at the trip.
8. No one had anything to do with him at school. He had no friends, and they often made fun of him. Calling him names such as “Dave the Thief" or "Pelzer Smellzer."
9. Dave had another plan in mind. He planned to steal from food the grocery store that was nearby his school. His plan failed. Dave stole a box of graham crackers; he then hid it in a garbage can. Soon he then found out that the custodian had emptied it.
10. Mother refused to feed Dave, because she thinks he doesn’t deserve to eat.
11. Mother knew Dave was eating, because he got caught stealing at the grocery store, since the manager called his mother.
12. The father argued with the mother asking her what he has done and told her why cant she just let him eat.
13. Dave’s father doesn’t help him, because no matter what he says or do its not going to change anything.
14. David hates his father more than his mother, because his dad betrayed him instead of trying to help him.
15. Dave’s next plan to steal food was to steal frozen food from the cafeteria. His plan worked, but his mom still found out that he was still stealing, because she made him vomit the food out.
16. His mother end up letting him eat the food that he had just vomited.
Chapter 3 Vocab Words
1.Mischief- n. conduct or activity that playfully causes petty annoyance
The two cats were known as being mischief, because they always play playfully.
2.Radically- adj. in a complete or basic manner; thoroughly; fundamentally
I radically used antibiotics to cute my sickness.3.Timidly- adj. lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy
I timidly asked my mom what was wrong.
4.Scurried- v. to go or move quickly or in hastellamas scurried over on the other side of the road, whenever a oncoming vehicle was coming.
5.Feverishly- adj. excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever
I feverishly gave the blanket to my mother.6.Thrashing- n. a flogging; whipping.
The thrashing pain was so unbearable.
7.Badger
ed- v. To harass or pester persistentI saw a badger on the street.
8.Relentlessly- adj. that does not relent; unyielding severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting
I relentlessly trained my video game character.9.Scorched- v. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of
The man scorched the top trees.10.Tactic- n. a system or a detail of tactics.
A sample of the tactic shows the things on a body.
11.infuriated- v. to make furious; enrage.I was infuriated at what I found out.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Chapter 3 Questions
Chapter 3 Bad Boy
1.According to the chapter, Dave had an unfortunate luck of getting caught of mischief even though his brothers were also committing the same crime than he was.
2. Dave's brothers didn't get the same punishment as what he did, because his punishments were more brutal while his brothers punishments weren’t bad at all compared to what Dave got. For example Dave got his face smashed against the mirror, and while his face rubbed against the mirror his mother forced him to repeat, "I’m a bad boy, I’m a bad boy, I’m a bad boy...."
3. The mother would act totally different while the father wasn't around the house. Often times she would yell at Dave and his brothers and forcing them to look for something in the house, and they had no clue in what they had to look for. When the father was home meant there were no beatings for Dave.
4. When Dave's mother wore a dress meant she was going to be in a great mood.
5. The difference between the mirror treatment and the corner treatment is that, the mirror treatment was much more brutal than the corner treatment. Dave's mother would grab Dave and smash his face against the mirror, and forces him to keep repeating, "I’m a bad boy." I would much prefer the corner treatment than the mirror treatment, because I don’t want to get my face smashed against the mirror and repeat, "I’m a bad boy", because I know I didn’t deserve it.
6. Dave would often fantasize about finding the item that his mother told him to look for. The reason for his fantasy was because he would hope that there was going to be a good prize after, like for example he would march upstairs holding the item and his mother would give him hugs and kisses, then the family would live happily ever after.
7. Life was much better when his dad was him, because that meant no beatings, mirror treatments, or long searches. Dave would also follow his dad everywhere he went. His dad was like a protector.
8. Dave and his father had a good son and father relationship. For example, they would do the dishes together.
9. The first major abuse from mom was when she broke his bone. The event that led to this abuse was when mother grabbed; she then suddenly lost her balance and staggered a step back. She jerked violently to regain her balance, then suddenly they both heard a pop, and Dave felt a sharp pain.
10. The reason why mother told Dave to sleep on the top bunk was so it wouldn’t look obvious that she had broken his bone, but instead he had fallen off the top bunk. When Dave woke up, she would tell him that he fell off the top bunk and take him to the hospital.
11. School for Dave was like haven. School kept him away from his horrible abusive mother. He would take advantage of everything while he was at school, because back at home he wouldn’t be able to have fun like how he was having fun at school.
12. Even though Dave's mother treated him poorly, he still loved her, because she was his mom.
13. Dave was unable to tell his feelings to mother, because she wouldn’t even let him speak.
14. In order for Dave to survive he must not give in to his mother. He would never give her the satisfaction of begging or crying for her to stop beating him.
15. Other was proud of Ron, and she often compares him to Dave and she was glad she didn’t turn out like Dave.
1.According to the chapter, Dave had an unfortunate luck of getting caught of mischief even though his brothers were also committing the same crime than he was.
2. Dave's brothers didn't get the same punishment as what he did, because his punishments were more brutal while his brothers punishments weren’t bad at all compared to what Dave got. For example Dave got his face smashed against the mirror, and while his face rubbed against the mirror his mother forced him to repeat, "I’m a bad boy, I’m a bad boy, I’m a bad boy...."
3. The mother would act totally different while the father wasn't around the house. Often times she would yell at Dave and his brothers and forcing them to look for something in the house, and they had no clue in what they had to look for. When the father was home meant there were no beatings for Dave.
4. When Dave's mother wore a dress meant she was going to be in a great mood.
5. The difference between the mirror treatment and the corner treatment is that, the mirror treatment was much more brutal than the corner treatment. Dave's mother would grab Dave and smash his face against the mirror, and forces him to keep repeating, "I’m a bad boy." I would much prefer the corner treatment than the mirror treatment, because I don’t want to get my face smashed against the mirror and repeat, "I’m a bad boy", because I know I didn’t deserve it.
6. Dave would often fantasize about finding the item that his mother told him to look for. The reason for his fantasy was because he would hope that there was going to be a good prize after, like for example he would march upstairs holding the item and his mother would give him hugs and kisses, then the family would live happily ever after.
7. Life was much better when his dad was him, because that meant no beatings, mirror treatments, or long searches. Dave would also follow his dad everywhere he went. His dad was like a protector.
8. Dave and his father had a good son and father relationship. For example, they would do the dishes together.
9. The first major abuse from mom was when she broke his bone. The event that led to this abuse was when mother grabbed; she then suddenly lost her balance and staggered a step back. She jerked violently to regain her balance, then suddenly they both heard a pop, and Dave felt a sharp pain.
10. The reason why mother told Dave to sleep on the top bunk was so it wouldn’t look obvious that she had broken his bone, but instead he had fallen off the top bunk. When Dave woke up, she would tell him that he fell off the top bunk and take him to the hospital.
11. School for Dave was like haven. School kept him away from his horrible abusive mother. He would take advantage of everything while he was at school, because back at home he wouldn’t be able to have fun like how he was having fun at school.
12. Even though Dave's mother treated him poorly, he still loved her, because she was his mom.
13. Dave was unable to tell his feelings to mother, because she wouldn’t even let him speak.
14. In order for Dave to survive he must not give in to his mother. He would never give her the satisfaction of begging or crying for her to stop beating him.
15. Other was proud of Ron, and she often compares him to Dave and she was glad she didn’t turn out like Dave.
Ch. 1&2 Vocabulary Words
1. Blitzed- adj. drunk or stoned.
Dave's mother was often blitzed during the times when she gives him his punishments.
2. ventured- n. an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, esp. a risky or dangerous one.
My boyfriend and I decided to go mountain climbing venture.
3. meticulously- adj. taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thoroughSasha had meticulously measured how plants might grow on the Red Planet under a variety of soil and atmospheric conditions.
4. fiend- n. an evil spirit; demon.
The fiend of the mountains was ferocious.
5. modest- adj. having or showing regard for the decencies of behavior, speech, dress, etc.; decentMany young women in the old days used to dress modest.
6. reluctantly- adj. struggling in opposition.The boy reluctantly opened his mouth.
7. scalding- v. To burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam.The boy's foot was scalding with pain.
8. topple- to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down.
The items on the shelf toppled.
9. defiance- a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.The actor in the movie had a defiance role.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Chapter 1: The Rescue
1.) The setting of the story was at Daly City, California. Most of the setting took place at home and at school.
2.) Dave's mother was a very selfish, and an abusive mother. her characteristic wasn't good, according to what she does to Dave, she treats Dave like he wasn't human but a punching bag.
3.) Two examples of how her character is when she brutally beats Dave. The last example is when she doesn't include Dave to the family.
4.) In school he was treated like a loner, someone who gets humiliated, because of what he wears and his hygiene wasn't at all good. The only people who took care of him were some of his teachers and the nurse which always called him to the office for more recordings of his scars.
5.) Dave wears the same outfit every single day. His mother does it to humiliate him. His long sleeve shirt had many more holes than Swiss cheese. His pants weren't at all good, and his shoes had holes in them that he could wriggle his toes out of it. Since he got brutally abused which meant he had a lot of scars and bruises on his body.
6.) The police were finally involved after the principle could no longer take what the mother was doing to Dave.
Chapter 2: Good Times
1.) Dave compared his family to the Brady Bunch in the 1960s.
2.) Dad- a hard working person who was often at work.
Mother- a fun, loving person who spent most of her time cleaning or with her wonderful children.
Brothers- very fun
Dave- satisfied with his life
3.) The quote probably meant that she completed everything she touch meaning she completely cleaned everything. In other words she was a neat freak.
4.) During Christmas, the house was filled with many Christmas decoratings. Every room in the house at least had a seasonal touch. And each of them had dozens of gifts. Each and one of them opened at least one of them during Christmas Eve and opened the rest on Christmas Day.
5.) Everyday was just so fun and exiting for Dave which made his life much more satisfying. His everyday life was full of adventures.
6.) Dave mostly felt the safe and warmth every time his mother gave him a hug. Her warmth was safer than being at the Russian River.
1.) The setting of the story was at Daly City, California. Most of the setting took place at home and at school.
2.) Dave's mother was a very selfish, and an abusive mother. her characteristic wasn't good, according to what she does to Dave, she treats Dave like he wasn't human but a punching bag.
3.) Two examples of how her character is when she brutally beats Dave. The last example is when she doesn't include Dave to the family.
4.) In school he was treated like a loner, someone who gets humiliated, because of what he wears and his hygiene wasn't at all good. The only people who took care of him were some of his teachers and the nurse which always called him to the office for more recordings of his scars.
5.) Dave wears the same outfit every single day. His mother does it to humiliate him. His long sleeve shirt had many more holes than Swiss cheese. His pants weren't at all good, and his shoes had holes in them that he could wriggle his toes out of it. Since he got brutally abused which meant he had a lot of scars and bruises on his body.
6.) The police were finally involved after the principle could no longer take what the mother was doing to Dave.
Chapter 2: Good Times
1.) Dave compared his family to the Brady Bunch in the 1960s.
2.) Dad- a hard working person who was often at work.
Mother- a fun, loving person who spent most of her time cleaning or with her wonderful children.
Brothers- very fun
Dave- satisfied with his life
3.) The quote probably meant that she completed everything she touch meaning she completely cleaned everything. In other words she was a neat freak.
4.) During Christmas, the house was filled with many Christmas decoratings. Every room in the house at least had a seasonal touch. And each of them had dozens of gifts. Each and one of them opened at least one of them during Christmas Eve and opened the rest on Christmas Day.
5.) Everyday was just so fun and exiting for Dave which made his life much more satisfying. His everyday life was full of adventures.
6.) Dave mostly felt the safe and warmth every time his mother gave him a hug. Her warmth was safer than being at the Russian River.
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