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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 read in the middle of the night?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) Tuck Everlasting.
(c) Into the Dust.
(d) A book about Pelé.

2. Where do the Eggleston twins go to school?
(a) An agricultural school.
(b) A nearby technical school.
(c) The same school as Nick and Coby.
(d) The Alternative Behavior Center.

3. What does Nick tell Mr. MacDonald his favorite book is?
(a) He does not answer the question.
(b) Lord of the Flies.
(c) Tuck Everlasting.
(d) Huck Finn.

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

5. What does Nick say love and happiness sink in when his mother leaves?
(a) A swamp.
(b) The ocean.
(c) A river.
(d) Quicksand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nick throw up?

2. What is the phrase “to nip something in the butt” an example of?

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

4. How does Coby convince Nick to ask April out?

5. What does Nick’s father say happened when he stood up against the kid who was bullying him?

(see the answer key)

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