Chapter 5 Questions

1.When David turned 11 he knew about first aid and how to cure his wounds. He knew if look at his mom or brothers that he would get slap in the face.
2.David saw from the corner of his eyes his mom rocking in the chair like she was going to fall and the knife coming his way.
3. David's mom stabbed him in the stomach because she told him to finish the dishes on time or she was going to kill him.
4.The accident was that mom stabbed him. No I don’t think it was an accident at all.
5.Mom seem to feel a little bit of guilty but at the same time she showed no remorse.
6.She stabbed David in the stomach with a knife.
7.She told David that he could play outside with his brothers and that she would feed him later when he felt a little better.
8.His father told David to go back into the kitchen and finish the dishes before his mom gets more upset. He didn’t care all he was worry was about mom finding David talking to him.
9.It took David like an hour and a half to finish his chores.
10.The code of the family was that if we don’t acknowledge a problem, it doesn’t exist.
11.David thought that mom was trying to make it up to him or that she was feeling guilty.
12.David saw in his wound that it was bigger and it was with pus and dried blood.
13.Mother changes her attitude by being more nice and letting David play with his brothers. I think she did this because she felt a bit guilty even though she shows like no emotions.
14.David brain wash himself so he can block the pain away from him.