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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 155-184.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick read in the middle of the night?
(a) A book about Pelé.
(b) Tuck Everlasting.
(c) Into the Dust.
(d) Huck Finn.

2. What toy of Coby’s does Nick say he broke?
(a) A bicycle.
(b) A video game.
(c) A car.
(d) A helicopter.

3. Where does April tell Nick Ms. Hardwick is moving?
(a) New York.
(b) California.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) Texas.

4. What is logorrhea?
(a) Indifference to words’ meanings.
(b) Confusion about when to speak.
(c) Excessive use of words.
(d) Uncontrollable blurting of words.

5. How does Nick describe the effects of the news that his parents are separating?
(a) Poison.
(b) Rust.
(c) Bombshell.
(d) Fracture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doe Nick’s father add to mac-and-cheese?

2. What does the psychologist tell Nick to think about before he comes back next time?

3. What was the source of the statement that put up red flags for Nick’s family?

4. Why does Nick’s mockery of Don’s name not help him?

5. What does Nick’s father say happened when he stood up against the kid who was bullying him?

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