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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 218-247.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens in the “best six seconds ever” (98)?
(a) Nick gets to look forward to dancing with April.
(b) Nick holds April’s face close to his.
(c) April tells Nick she admires him.
(d) Nick and April kiss.

3. What does Nick tell April he liked about the book he has been reading in the hospital?
(a) The dramatic tension.
(b) The poems.
(c) The imagery.
(d) The characters.

4. How does Nick characterize the relationship between his team and Coby’s?
(a) Genial.
(b) Supportive.
(c) Testy.
(d) Tolerant.

5. What is the outcome when Nick and Coby’s team plays the girls team?
(a) They lose 5-3.
(b) They win 13-0.
(c) They tie.
(d) They win 5-3.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Mr. MacDonald’s girlfriend?

3. What card game do Nick and Coby play on the way to school?

4. Why does Nick not play football?

5. What is it that keeps Nick from asking April to be his girlfriend?

(see the answer key)

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