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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Coby get his second yellow card for?
(a) Tackling Nick’s teammate.
(b) Punching Parnell.
(c) Holding Nick.
(d) A dirty slide tackle.

2. What does Nick compare himself to after his surgery?
(a) A squirrel that has been hit by a car.
(b) A bird that has flown into a window.
(c) A fish out of water.
(d) A horse that has broken its leg.

3. What sport is the boy good at, in the book Nick is reading in the hospital?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Polo.
(d) Basketball.

4. How many goals does Nick score in the playoffs?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. What is in the dragonfly box?
(a) We do not find out.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Money.
(d) Family jewels.

6. Nick’s father tells him that bullies do not want to fight; what does he tell Nick bullies do want?
(a) To win.
(b) To be challenged.
(c) To terrify.
(d) To win attention.

7. Who makes the video about Ms. Hardwick’s departure for Texas, that sends Nick’s class “to sob town” (288)?
(a) Coby.
(b) April.
(c) Winifred.
(d) Nick.

8. What is the good news the nurse tells Nick?
(a) His ankle is sprained.
(b) His knee is fine.
(c) His ankle is fine.
(d) His stomach is better.

9. How long will Nick’s recovery likely be, when he goes into surgery?
(a) One day.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Two days.

10. What does Nick mean when he uses the word “booked” in his discussion with Coby (257)?
(a) He has plans.
(b) He got arrested.
(c) He got thrown out of the hospital.
(d) He was forced to read books.

11. Where does Nick ask his parents to take him on his way home from the hospital?
(a) A hamburger joint.
(b) School.
(c) The library.
(d) April’s house.

12. Why is Nick upset about going horseback riding with April?
(a) Because he still feels sick.
(b) Because his mother arranged it.
(c) Because he does not know how.
(d) Because he wants to get a haircut first.

13. How long will Nick be out of school after surgery?
(a) A day.
(b) A couple of days.
(c) A month.
(d) A couple of weeks.

14. How does Nick say he is doing in school when he texts his mother?
(a) Failing miserably.
(b) Soaring through.
(c) Passing.
(d) Surviving.

15. Whose training comes in handy when Dean Eggleston charges Nick?
(a) Mr. MacDonald.
(b) Ms. Hardwick.
(c) His coach.
(d) Miss Quattlebaum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. MacDonald tell Nick’s parents?

2. How many times does Nick call April’s number before he lets the call go all the way through?

3. What does Nick eat at night, to settle his stomach?

4. What is it that keeps Nick from asking April to be his girlfriend?

5. How does Nick characterize his feelings about his parents divorcing?

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