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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. How many points is a team awarded for a field goal in football?

2. What decision do Mick and Drew make regarding the gym in Part 3, Chapter 9?

3. What is the name of Mick's grandmother who visits for Christmas in Part 3, Chapter 5?

4. How many points is a team awarded for a touchdown in football?

5. Where does Mick's father take him to teach him how to fire a gun in Part 3, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What gives Mick an opportunity to step up in the team in Part 2, Chapter 8? How does he feel about the opportunity?

2. How is Mick's relationship with his mother described in Part 1, Chapter 5?

3. What increases stress and pressure for Mick in Part 3, Chapter 14?

4. How does Carlson effectively motivate the team in Part 3, Chapter 6?

5. How does Mick's father deal with Mick's discovery in Part 1, Chapter 8?

6. How have Mick's responsibilities changed in Part 3, Chapter 4?

7. How does Mick's character develop in Part 2, Chapter 1?

8. How is Mick's responsibility symbolized in his car in Part 3, Chapter 5?

9. Where does Mick go and consider a personal trainer in Part 3, Chapter 9? What sense does the reader gain from this encounter?

10. What significant example of foreshadowing takes place in Part 3, Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Mick's altercation with Russ Diver in the reading. What leads up to Mick's attack on Russ? Who stops the fight and why?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the narrative voice of the novel and analyze Mick Johnson as the protagonist. What is revealed about Mick's childhood in the first three chapters? How does the reader know Mick is the protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mick's need for his father's approval in the novel. What does Mick's father expect from his son and why does Mick feel the need to live up to these expectations?

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