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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Nick not play soccer with Coby after school?
(a) He has to go to etiquette class.
(b) He has to go home and help his mother.
(c) He has to go to swim class.
(d) He has to go to band practice.

2. Who is Nick and Coby’s middle school named for?
(a) W. E. B. DuBois.
(b) Langston Hughes.
(c) Eartha Kitt.
(d) Rosa Parks.

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

4. What game does Nick play with his friend Coby?
(a) Fortnite.
(b) FIFA online.
(c) Minecraft.
(d) Grand Theft Auto.

5. What kind of job is Nick’s mother going to take?
(a) Rescuing farm animals.
(b) Large animal veterinarian.
(c) Training a race horse.
(d) Advertising sales.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the librarian invite Nick and Coby to join?

2. What is the phrase “to nip something in the butt” an example of?

3. What is the type of poem that spells a word with the first letter of each line?

4. What is Nick tormented by, after his parents tell him that they are separating?

5. What does Nick say he is a pro at?

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