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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 185-217.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does April give Nick a rain check for?
(a) A movie out.
(b) A big hug.
(c) A kiss.
(d) A long story.

2. What is it that gives Nick the sense that things are not right with his parents?
(a) Their indifference to routines.
(b) Their forced humor.
(c) Their barely-concealed tears.
(d) Their silence at dinner.

3. What is the score when Coby scores his goal?
(a) 3-2.
(b) 1-0.
(c) 2-2.
(d) 2-1.

4. What do Nick and Coby say they will have to get, now that Nick’s parents are separating?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Bus passes.
(c) Scooters.
(d) Walking shoes.

5. Why does Nick not play football?
(a) He already has a brain condition.
(b) His father will not allow it.
(c) He has bad knees.
(d) Because he was knocked out once, playing football.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What doe Nick’s father add to mac-and-cheese?

3. What does Coby do when he “nutmegs” Parnell?

4. 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?

5. When does April tell Nick to meet her?

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