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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Mick is questioned in Part 5, Chapter 4, he is asked the name of whom?

2. What can Mick not find in his bag in Part 5, Chapter 15?

3. In Part 5, Chapter 7, Coach Carlson decides to give Mick and who equal playing time to see who comes out on top?

4. What new drug mix has Mick begin taking in Part 5, Chapter 7?

5. Who has been arrested in Epilogue, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is thematically significant about Mick's downfall in Part 5, Chapter 6?

2. How does Mick feel while watching the game in Part 5, Chapter 11?

3. What opportunity does Mick decide to take in Part 4, Chapter 12?

4. What physical effects of ther steroids begin to affect Mick in Part 4, Chapter 5?

5. How does Mick's life and career mirror his father's in Part 5, Chapter 10?

6. What causes animosity and suspicion between Mick and Drew in Part 5, Chapter 8?

7. What does Mick realize about his friendship with Drew in Part 5, Chapter 5?

8. What is the underlying reality of Mick's depression in Part 4, Chapter 10?

9. What leads Mick to waver in his second chances in Part 4, Chapter 8?

10. What are Mick's actions in Part 5, Chapter 2? What emotions drive those actions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe stack injections and their history in athletics. What are stack injections composed of? What dangers does Mick face in taking them?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the character of Mick's father in the novel. How does Mick feel about his father growing up? How do Mike's actions during Mick's childhood help to develop Mick's character?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss Coach Downs and Coach Carlson in the novel. How do the coaches compare with one another? What do the students know of Carlson before he takes the position?

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