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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 62-92.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Coby shoot his banana kick when he and Nick are playing soccer?
(a) The doghouse.
(b) The kitchen window.
(c) The garage.
(d) The front door of his house.

2. What does Nick wake up to, in the second poem of the book?
(a) The sound of his friend arriving.
(b) The smell of bacon.
(c) The sound of his parents fighting.
(d) The silence of an empty house.

3. Why does Nick’s father ask him to get him a pillow?
(a) Because he needs to prop up his office chair.
(b) Because wants a footrest under his desk.
(c) Because he will be sleeping in his study.
(d) Because his back hurts.

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

5. Whose book is Nick’s father reading, while Nick does his homework?
(a) Plato.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Locke.
(d) Diderot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of job is Nick’s mother going to take?

2. What does Nick say gives everything else in his life meaning?

3. What card game do Nick and Coby play on the way to school?

4. How many players are on each team in futsal?

5. What is verbomania?

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