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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Nick’s mother say she is going to take a job?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Nashville.

4. What book have Nick’s parents required him to read?
(a) His mother’s training manuals.
(b) His father’s dictionary Weird and Wonderful Words.
(c) His father’s copy of the Bible.
(d) A biography of Pelé.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Whose book is Nick’s father reading, while Nick does his homework?

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

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