His Mother befriends a neighbor called Shirley and when shes around Mother acts as a loving mother. She makes up a variety of excuses as to why Dave is not allowed to play with the other boys. His Mother and Shirley fall out after a few months.
He wasnt tortured but he wasnt allowed to play with his neighbors, but that isnt really a problem.
4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you?
Id feel alone, sad, but i guess its better than being tortured.
5) What questions do you have about what you read today?
I have none.
6) What do you predict will happen next in this story?
I think because he wasnt tortured he will be tortured more in the next chapt