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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 93-122.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many fans will attend the tournament Nick and Coby have been invited to play in?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 150,000.

5. What kind of dance does Nick get to do with April?
(a) Jitterbug.
(b) Foxtrot.
(c) Tango.
(d) Waltz.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is verbomania?

4. Why does Nick get out of the house early?

5. What is it that gives Nick the sense that things are not right with his parents?

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