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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 218-247.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport is the boy good at, in the book Nick is reading in the hospital?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Polo.

2. How does Nick characterize Into the Dust?
(a) Engaging.
(b) So-so.
(c) Unputdownable.
(d) Boring.

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

4. How does Nick characterize him and his father living together alone?
(a) A war.
(b) A circus.
(c) A nightmare.
(d) A tragedy.

5. What does Coby offer Nick, to inspire him to call April?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Threats of mockery.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Visions of his happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Dean and Don take from Nick?

2. Where does Nick wake up after dreaming of moonwalking with Michael Jackson?

3. How many times does Nick call April’s number before he lets the call go all the way through?

4. What time does Nick wake up on the day he is set to leave the hospital?

5. What does Nick’s mother offer to do when they get home from the hospital?

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