A Child Called “It” Quizzes

A Child Called "It" Quiz 1

By Kathryn Gundersen · Edited by Aaron Suduiko · Last reviewed May 03, 2016

1 Near what major city did Dave Pelzer grow up?

San Francisco

Seattle

Portland

Los Angeles
2 How many siblings did Dave have?

4

2

10

0
3 How old is Dave in the first chapter of the memoir?

7

12

3

5
4 In chapter 1, what does Dave have to do in order to get breakfast?

feed the dog

take out the trash

finish the dishes

clean the bathroom
5 What breakfast does he eventually get?

porridge

leftover cereal

pancakes

an omelet
6 Where is Dave's scar?

on his leg

on his stomach

on his neck

on his forehead
7 What lie does Dave tell the school nurse?

He waked into a telephone pole.

He got hit by a baseball bat.

He tripped over the dog.

He fell down the stairs.
8 Who is the principal of Dave's school?

Mr. Hassell

Mr. Hansen

Mr. Henry

Mr. Harvey
9 Which class does Mr. Hansen send Dave back to from the nurse's office?

Math

History

English

Science
10 What do Dave's classmates do when he enters the room?

greet him

smile

cry

plug their noses
11 Who is waiting to speak to Dave in the principal's office?

his father

a social worker

his mother

a police officer
12 What is Dave's father's name?

Stephen Joseph

Samuel Jason

Scott Joseph

Stanley James
13 What is Dave's mother's name?

Catherine Roerva

Carly Moss

Christine Rhonda

Shirley Woods
14 What was Dave's father's job?

a fireman

a plumber

a carpenter

a construction worker
15 In the early days, Dave's mother was a gifted...

dancer.

cook.

singer.

seamstress.
16 Which of their pets did Dave name?

tortoise

parakeet

cat

dog
17 What did he name it?

Thebes

Thor

Zeus

Troy
18 What was the boys' favorite place to visit with their mother?

The Golden Gate Bridge

the Steinhart Aquarium

Alcatraz Prison

The Wharf
19 Where did they often go on family vacations?

Yosemite National Park

The Redwood Forest

the Russian River

Mount Tam
20 How old was Dave when his mother started to abuse him?

10

2

7

4
21 How did Dave determine what kind of day he would have with his mother?

what time she woke up

what shoes she was wearing

how she spoke to him

how she was dressed
22 What was one of Dave's early punishments?

the "mirror treatment"

the "toilet treatment"

the "garage treatment"

the "backyard treatment"
23 Sometimes, their mother made Dave and his brothers...

search the house for something she lost.

recite poetry.

comb her hair for her.

ask the neighbors for money.
24 Dave feels safer when who is around?

his brother Ron

the neighbor Shirley

his father

his brother Stan
25 Dave's father warns him to...

keep an eye on his mother.

be nice to his brothers.

do well in school.

be a good boy.

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