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

2. What book goes Nick have to find a malapropism in, as punishment for his inattentiveness?
(a) Huck Finn.
(b) Lord of the Flies.
(c) Into the Dust.
(d) Tuck Everlasting.

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

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

5. What does Nick say love and happiness sink in when his mother leaves?
(a) A swamp.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Quicksand.
(d) A river.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nick watch while his father is not at home?

3. Why does Nick not play football?

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

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

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