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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 185-217.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick eat at night, to settle his stomach?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Empanadas.
(c) Chips and soda.
(d) Fried chicken.

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

3. How regularly will Nick’s mother come home to visit?
(a) Every weekend.
(b) Three nights a week.
(c) Every other weekend.
(d) Once a month.

4. What does Coby mean when he tells Nick he was “booked” (209)?
(a) He was forced to read a book.
(b) He got arrested.
(c) He got thrown out of the soccer game.
(d) He made plans.

5. What is the phrase “to nip something in the bud” an example of?
(a) A simile.
(b) A malapropism.
(c) A metaphor.
(d) A euphemism.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many players are on each team in futsal?

2. What does Nick say Coby’s house smells like?

3. 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?

4. Whose book is Nick’s father reading, while Nick does his homework?

5. How does Nick tell his mother he feels after surgery?

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