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

2. What is Mr. MacDonald’s favorite animal?
(a) Butterfly.
(b) Dog.
(c) Chameleon.
(d) Dragonfly.

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

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

5. What does Nick say Coby’s house smells like?
(a) Exotic cooking.
(b) Garlic and butter.
(c) Funky feet.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Eggleston twins go to school?

2. How many fans will attend the tournament Nick and Coby have been invited to play in?

3. What game does Nick play with his friend Coby?

4. What is the phrase “to nip something in the bud” an example of?

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

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