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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nick’s mother say she is going to take a job?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Nashville.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Richmond.

2. What does Nick say Coby’s house smells like?
(a) Garlic and butter.
(b) Exotic cooking.
(c) Funky feet.
(d) Horses.

3. What is the phrase “to nip something in the butt” an example of?
(a) A jeremiad.
(b) An insult.
(c) A philippic.
(d) A malapropism.

4. Where have Nick and Coby’s teams been invited to play?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Santa Fe.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

5. What does Nick say gives everything else in his life meaning?
(a) Soccer.
(b) Books.
(c) April.
(d) Coby.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Nick and Coby say they will have to get, now that Nick’s parents are separating?

2. What is the deadline by which Nick and Coby have said they will both have girlfriends?

3. What game does Nick play with his friend Coby?

4. Why does Nick not play football?

5. What is the type of poem that spells a word with the first letter of each line?

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