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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 31-61.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the librarian invite Nick and Coby to join?
(a) His bowling league.
(b) A futsal tournament.
(c) The theatre department.
(d) Nerds and Words book club.

2. What does the loser of the ping-pong game between Nick and his mother have do to?
(a) Shovel the driveway.
(b) The dishes.
(c) Dust the bookshelves.
(d) Vacuum.

3. What is the type of poem that spells a word with the first letter of each line?
(a) Sonnet.
(b) Villanelle
(c) Ode.
(d) Acrostic.

4. What is it that gives Nick the sense that things are not right with his parents?
(a) Their barely-concealed tears.
(b) Their silence at dinner.
(c) Their forced humor.
(d) Their indifference to routines.

5. What is Nick Hall’s father’s profession?
(a) Professor.
(b) Landscaper.
(c) Medical doctor.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the deadline by which Nick and Coby have said they will both have girlfriends?

2. What is Nick Hall’s mother’s profession?

3. Who is Nick and Coby’s middle school named for?

4. What is the word that describes the fact that Nick complains about footnotes in a book, and then includes a footnote to support his complaint?

5. What does Nick’s mother nag him to do?

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