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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 the word that describes the fact that Nick complains about footnotes in a book, and then includes a footnote to support his complaint?
(a) Irony.
(b) Apostrophe.
(c) Sarcasm.
(d) Contradiction.

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

3. What does April send Nick a note saying she wants to look for?
(a) His book for book club.
(b) His soccer cleats.
(c) His dancing shoes.
(d) His smile.

4. How regularly will Nick’s mother come home to visit?
(a) Once a month.
(b) Three nights a week.
(c) Every weekend.
(d) Every other weekend.

5. How many players are on each team in futsal?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 11.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens in the “best six seconds ever” (98)?

3. What does Nick’s mother nag him to do?

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

5. Where do the Eggleston twins go to school?

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