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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mick's father contends that if Mick is good enough to be captain, he is good enough to do what in Part 2, Chapter 7?
(a) Pass math class.
(b) Start.
(c) Play backup.
(d) Clean the locker room.

2. What is a literary device in which an author indistinctly suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the story?
(a) Flashback.
(b) Foreshadowing.
(c) Antagonist.
(d) Protagonist.

3. Mick tells DeShawn and who that he can no longer give them a ride home in Part 3, Chapter 12?
(a) Drew.
(b) Mr. Cash.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Billy.

4. Who does Mick's trainer show him a picture of in Part 3, Chapter 13?
(a) His mother.
(b) His girlfriend.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

5. Mick's father hires him to do what in Part 3, Chapter 7?
(a) Work at the mechanic's shop.
(b) Work at his burger stand.
(c) Work around the house.
(d) Work at the gym.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the radio show Mick's father works on?

2. Mick tells his father that night he will be starting on Friday's game against who in Part 2, Chapter 8?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 11, Drager shows up at the weight gym and taunts Mick to bench press how much?

4. Mick's trainer tells him he can get him what in Part 3, Chapter 13?

5. Because of Mick's hustle and attitude, he is given what position in Part 2, Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mick discover in Part 1, Chapter 7? How does this discovery make him feel?

2. How does Mick's father prepare him for a life of football in Part 1, Chapter 2? How does Mick's interest develop?

3. What does Carlson's prediction signify in Part 3, Chapter 3?

4. Why does Mick get an F on an essay in Part 1, Chapter 4? What does it make him realize about football?

5. What is the outcome of the game in Part 2, Chapter 10? How does Mick feel about his performance?

6. What is Mick's meeting with Peter Volz like in Part 3, Chapter 13?

7. How does Mick feel about his friends in Part 3, Chapter 11? Why?

8. What title is Mick given in the team in Part 2, Chapter 7? How does he feel about his role?

9. What does the pressure on Mick cause him to begin contemplating in Part 2, Chapter 11?

10. What are Mick's principle fears in Part 3, Chapter 1? Who solidifies these fears?

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