Q 01/05

Which job kept Dave Pelzer's father, Stephen, away from the family home on long shifts?

A) Firefighter

B) Police officer

C) Night watchman

D) Longshoreman

Answer · why

A) Firefighter

Firefighter Stephen Pelzer was Dave's early hero, and Dave clung to him because the abuse was milder whenever his father was home.

Q 02/05

Which childhood vacation spot does Dave Pelzer revisit with his own son in his memoir's epilogue?

A) Lake Tahoe

B) Yosemite Valley

C) Russian River

D) Clear Lake

Answer · why

C) Russian River

Russian River trips ended after one miserable summer there, so returning years later as a loving father closes the story on a hopeful note.

Q 03/05

Which comic-book hero does Dave Pelzer imagine himself as after treating his own wound without help?

A) Batman

B) Spider-Man

C) Aquaman

D) Superman

Answer · why

D) Superman

Superman, red cape and all, is who Dave becomes in a dream that night, after his father heard about the stabbing and did nothing to help.

Q 04/05

Which staff member at Dave Pelzer's school fetches the principal on the day he is removed from home?

A) The nurse

B) The gym coach

C) The librarian

D) The secretary

Answer · why

A) The nurse

The nurse had examined him again and again, but on this day she fetched the principal, who said he had had enough.

Q 05/05

Which branch of the US military did Dave Pelzer join at 18, a service he says gave him pride?

A) Coast Guard

B) Air Force

C) Marine Corps

D) National Guard

Answer · why

B) Air Force

Air Force service lasted thirteen years for Pelzer, who worked as a boom operator refueling aircraft in flight.