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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) Polo.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Basketball.

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

3. Why does Winifred show up at Nick’s house?
(a) To sell Girl Scout cookies.
(b) To deliver the class Get Well card.
(c) For book club.
(d) To ask him to the formal dance.

4. What does Nick watch while his father is not at home?
(a) European soccer games.
(b) Baseball.
(c) R-rated movies.
(d) Reruns of the Super Bowl.

5. Where does Coby recall Nick’s parents having taken him and Nick?
(a) A museum.
(b) A zoo.
(c) A beach.
(d) A fun park.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Nick and Coby say they will have to get, now that Nick’s parents are separating?

2. What is the outcome when Nick and Coby’s team plays the girls team?

3. What does Nick allow April to call him?

4. What word does Nick see when he starts to tear pages out of his fathers dictionary of Weird and Wonderful Words?

5. What justification does Nick’s father give, for making Nick read the dictionary of Weird and Wonderful Words?

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