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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 123-154.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nick’s father say happened when he stood up against the kid who was bullying him?
(a) He regretted hurting the kid.
(b) He beat the kid up.
(c) He lost the fight, but get respect.
(d) He lost the fight, and lost standing.

2. What causes Ms. Hardwick to call Nick to the front of the class and read his notebook?
(a) The sneer on his lips.
(b) The intensity on his face.
(c) The fact that he was sleeping.
(d) She sees what he is writing.

3. What is the literary term for Nick asking his mother, “Why did you BALE” (96)?
(a) Homonym.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Elegy.

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

5. Where does Nick invite his mother to for the weekend?
(a) A tournament in Dallas.
(b) A dance with April.
(c) His game at school.
(d) A tournament in New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does April send Nick a note saying she wants to look for?

2. What does Nick say that gets him into trouble with his father?

3. What word does Nick see when he starts to tear pages out of his fathers dictionary of Weird and Wonderful Words?

4. What is Nick Hall’s father’s profession?

5. What does Dean impugn of Coby’s?

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