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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 Nick accuse his parents of?
(a) Just giving up.
(b) Lying to him.
(c) Ruining his life.
(d) Lying to each other.

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

3. What is “onomotophobia”?
(a) Fear of open spaces.
(b) Fear of hearing a particular word.
(c) Fear of bugs in your ear.
(d) Fear of heights.

4. What does Coby get his second yellow card for?
(a) A dirty slide tackle.
(b) Holding Nick.
(c) Tackling Nick’s teammate.
(d) Punching Parnell.

5. What does Nick spell in the acrostic after his injury?
(a) Hospital.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Broken leg.
(d) Comeuppance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is verbomania?

2. What does Coby offer Nick, to inspire him to call April?

3. What does the nurse bring Nick for breakfast?

4. Who is Mr. MacDonald’s girlfriend?

5. What does Mr. MacDonald tell Nick when he complains about his parents?

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