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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 does Mr. MacDonald distract Nick with, while he slips a book into his hands?
(a) His Grammy award.
(b) His lunch.
(c) His photographs.
(d) His dragonfly box.

2. Where does Nick wake up after dreaming of moonwalking with Michael Jackson?
(a) In Coby’s guest bedroom.
(b) On the couch.
(c) In his father’s study.
(d) In his mother’s arms.

3. How many times does Nick call April’s number before he lets the call go all the way through?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

4. What does Nick say that gets him into trouble with his father?
(a) That he refuses to do his chores.
(b) That he wants to move to Kentucky with his mother.
(c) That he hates his father.
(d) That he wishes he were dead.

5. What does Nick say love and happiness sink in when his mother leaves?
(a) A river.
(b) A swamp.
(c) Quicksand.
(d) The ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Nick invite his mother to for the weekend?

2. Where does Coby recall Nick’s parents having taken him and Nick?

3. What reason does Nick give Coby, when he says he cannot come over?

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

5. Where does Nick ask his parents to take him on his way home from the hospital?

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