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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 62-92.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick accuse his parents of?
(a) Just giving up.
(b) Ruining his life.
(c) Lying to each other.
(d) Lying to him.

2. What book goes Nick have to find a malapropism in, as punishment for his inattentiveness?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) Tuck Everlasting.
(c) Into the Dust.
(d) Lord of the Flies.

3. Who is Nick and Coby’s middle school named for?
(a) Eartha Kitt.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) W. E. B. DuBois.
(d) Rosa Parks.

4. What card game do Nick and Coby play on the way to school?
(a) War.
(b) Gin.
(c) Poker.
(d) Blackjack.

5. Why does Nick’s father ask him to get him a pillow?
(a) Because he needs to prop up his office chair.
(b) Because he will be sleeping in his study.
(c) Because wants a footrest under his desk.
(d) Because his back hurts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nick watch while his father is not at home?

2. What does Nick’s mother nag him to do?

3. Where do the Eggleston twins go to school?

4. What is the word that describes the fact that Nick complains about footnotes in a book, and then includes a footnote to support his complaint?

5. What was it that got the Egglestons kicked out of school?

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