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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the injury that pulls Nick’s team’s goalie out of the futsal game?
(a) Head laceration.
(b) Broken toe.
(c) Plantar fasciitis.
(d) Bloody nose.

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

4. What word does Nick see when he starts to tear pages out of his fathers dictionary of Weird and Wonderful Words?
(a) Sweven.
(b) Onomatopoeia.
(c) Logorrhea.
(d) Limerence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Coby shoot his banana kick when he and Nick are playing soccer?

2. Why does Mr. MacDonald say readers read?

3. How many pages does Nick read in his book before he turns on the TV?

4. How does Nick characterize Into the Dust?

5. Where does Nick’s mother take him, after he cleans his room?

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