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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 93-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose book is Nick’s father reading, while Nick does his homework?
(a) Rousseau.
(b) Locke.
(c) Diderot.
(d) Plato.

2. What is Nick Hall’s father’s profession?
(a) Writer.
(b) Professor.
(c) Landscaper.
(d) Medical doctor.

3. What does Nick tell Don his name means?
(a) Stupid crap.
(b) Elementary insight.
(c) Shameful ignorance.
(d) Embarrassing smell.

4. Why does Nick get out of the house early?
(a) To avoid being grilled about his homework.
(b) To impress his father.
(c) To call his mother in private.
(d) To avoid fighting with his father.

5. How does Nick describe the effects of the news that his parents are separating?
(a) Bombshell.
(b) Poison.
(c) Rust.
(d) Fracture.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does April send Nick a note saying she wants to look for?

3. What causes Ms. Hardwick to call Nick to the front of the class and read his notebook?

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

5. What does the loser of the ping-pong game between Nick and his mother have do to?

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