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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does “incompossible” mean (267)?
(a) Incapable of being sold.
(b) Incapable of making an income.
(c) Incapable of being divided without leaving a remainder.
(d) Incapable of coexisting.

2. What does Mr. MacDonald tell Nick’s parents?
(a) That Nick has special powers.
(b) That Nick is his favorite student.
(c) To go easy on him.
(d) To make Nick work harder.

3. What does “irascent” mean (218)?
(a) Angry.
(b) Content.
(c) Confused.
(d) Belligerent.

4. What does Nick spell in the acrostic after his injury?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Broken leg.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Comeuppance.

5. What time does Nick wake up on the day he is set to leave the hospital?
(a) 11 a.m.
(b) 9:30 a.m.
(c) 5:30 a.m.
(d) 1 p.m.

6. Where is Nick up to in his father’s dictionary by the time April comes to visit?
(a) Xs.
(b) Zs.
(c) Ts.
(d) Ns.

7. How many times does Nick call April’s number before he lets the call go all the way through?
(a) 6.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 9.

8. How many organs does Nick say the human body has?
(a) 172.
(b) 78.
(c) 216.
(d) 106.

9. What reason does Nick give Coby, when he says he cannot come over?
(a) He has to do chores.
(b) April is coming to his house.
(c) He is not feeling well.
(d) He is grounded.

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

11. What does the nurse bring Nick for breakfast?
(a) Eggs and sausage.
(b) Cream of wheat.
(c) Cherry yoghurt and wheat toast.
(d) Pancakes and bacon.

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

13. What does Coby get his first yellow card for?
(a) A high kick.
(b) Mouthing off to the referee.
(c) Knocking Parnell down.
(d) A slide tackle.

14. What does Coby do when he “nutmegs” Parnell?
(a) Leaps over him.
(b) Curls the ball around him.
(c) Passes the ball between his legs.
(d) Kicks him in the groin.

15. What is it that keeps Nick from asking April to be his girlfriend?
(a) Mr. MacDonald interrupts.
(b) His mother shows up.
(c) His upset stomach rumbles.
(d) Dean and Don Eggleston intercept him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of book is the book Nick recommends for book club?

2. How does Nick characterize the relationship between his team and Coby’s?

3. In the family court decision about whether Nick will go horseback riding with April, what does Nick’s father base his decision on?

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

5. What is the good news the nurse tells Nick?

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