Character Identification
Mr. Doom's real name
What is Mr. Bloom? (page 37)
Why Ida gave Dave up to the orphanage
What is because Papa died and she could no longer afford to take care of him or Gideon anymore
Inhale
What is breathe in?
Dave's most prized possession
What is Papa's carving?
Boychik
What is a little boy? (page 65)
The name of Solly's pet parrot
Who is Bandit? (page 63)
True or False: Dave enjoys reading the letters he receives from Gideon and saves each one.
What is False: he flushes them down the toilet
Outlandish
What is strange or odd?
3 characteristics of the buddies
What are the buddies stick together, they are all 11 years old, they are all orphans, they cover for each other, they care about each other, they share food, etc..
Landsman
What is "a fellow Jew"? (page 70)
The name of the art teacher at the HHB
Who is Mr. Hillinger? (page 116)
Why Uncle Jack took Gideon with him to Chicago but not Dave
What is because Dave is a rascal and too loud but Gideon is older and a genius who can be quiet?
to look into
What is investigate?
Moe's one weakness
What is the fact that he is superstitious?
Gonif
What is someone who fools people out of their money? (page 77)
The name of Irma Lee's mother
Who is Mrs. Packer? (page 73)
Describe how Dave sneaks out of the orphanage before he meets Solly and goes to the rent party
What is he sneaks out of his room and goes downstairs and checks to see that the front door is unlocked. He then goes outside, finds a tree next to the fence, puts his foot in a crack in the trunk and climbs up to the first branch, then climbs up and drops down onto the other side of the fence.
talk with enthusiasm
The only adult at the orphanage that would not punish Dave for sneaking out at night
Who is Mr. Meltzer?
Sitting shiva
What is staying home for a week after somebody dies? (page 16)
The name of the crazy person who came up to measure Dave and Solly's heads
Who is Dora? (page 155)
Why is the book called "Dave at Night"
What is because many of the major events in the story happen when Dave sneaks out at night. He goes on adventures and learns new things when he is out of the orphanage at night
limped or walked unsteadily
What is hobbled?
Where does Solly live?
What is Dave's old neighborhood?
Meshuggeneh
What is a crazy person? (page 156)