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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the literary term for Nick asking his mother, “Why did you BALE” (96)?
(a) Elegy.
(b) Simile.
(c) Homonym.
(d) Metaphor.

2. What does April compliment when she sees Nick after her swim practice?
(a) His jacket.
(b) His bicycle.
(c) His jeans.
(d) His backpack.

3. What does Coby say when Nick apologizes for not jumping in to save him?
(a) He tells him they will settle it in Dallas.
(b) He says that it’s no big deal.
(c) He tells him to deal the cards for blackjack.
(d) He says that Nick owes him one.

4. Where does Coby shoot his banana kick when he and Nick are playing soccer?
(a) The doghouse.
(b) The garage.
(c) The front door of his house.
(d) The kitchen window.

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

6. Where does Nick’s mother take him, after he cleans his room?
(a) School.
(b) His favorite restaurant.
(c) The soccer field.
(d) Dean and Don’s house.

7. Where does April tell Nick Ms. Hardwick is moving?
(a) California.
(b) New York.
(c) Texas.
(d) North Carolina.

8. What is Nick’s father about to do, when he sees Nick leaving the house?
(a) Go to work.
(b) Leave on a trip.
(c) Go running.
(d) Come home with donuts.

9. What is the injury that pulls Nick’s team’s goalie out of the futsal game?
(a) Broken toe.
(b) Head laceration.
(c) Bloody nose.
(d) Plantar fasciitis.

10. What does Mr. MacDonald distract Nick with, while he slips a book into his hands?
(a) His Grammy award.
(b) His photographs.
(c) His dragonfly box.
(d) His lunch.

11. How many players are on each team in futsal?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 9.

12. Who does Nick appeal to, when his parents tell him that he cannot play soccer this weekend?
(a) Coby.
(b) Mr. MacDonald.
(c) Ms. Hardwick.
(d) His coach.

13. Where does Coby recall Nick’s parents having taken him and Nick?
(a) A beach.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A fun park.
(d) A museum.

14. What does Dean impugn of Coby’s?
(a) His family’s wealth.
(b) His race.
(c) His intelligence.
(d) His looks.

15. What is “limerence”?
(a) A kind of fabric.
(b) A crush.
(c) A citrus fruit.
(d) The glow of a light.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Nick’s role as Coby fights with Dean Eggleston?

3. What does Miss Quattlebaum’s name mean, according to Nick?

4. When does April tell Nick to meet her?

5. What does Nick’s father instruct Nick to do, when Nick leaves the house?

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